Images of chartism

"This is a pictorial record of the Chartist Movement. Photography was in its infancy in those years and the only photographic record of a Chartist gathering is of the last of the great meetings in April 1848. Pictures of the Chartists themselves as they appeared in those years are all from wood or metal engravings mostly published by the Chartist newspapers. The Illustrated London News published engravings of some of the most dramatic occasions, while Punch was always quick with a satirical comment. The editors have brought together these various representations of the Chartists, and an introduction provides a background to the pictures and their captions."--BOOK JACKET.