The Jarrow Crusade: Protest and Legend

264pp, with a smattering of black and white illustrations. In laminated card covers. 8vo. Very gentle edge wear to covers, small bump on rear corner, small previous owner's label inside front cover else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. The Jarrow Crusade is hailed as a defining moment in the hungry 1930s. It was the protest of the people of Tyneside against the closure of shipyards and the blocking of new employment. More than any other protest, it is held as a model in its rejection of politics and its successes. This book is an attempt to get to grips with the real history of the protest, casting aside the myths and folklore that have grown up around it.