The armor of light / Ken Follett.
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TextSeries: Follett, Ken. Kingsbridge series ; 4.Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Large print editionDescription: 861 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cmContent type: cartographic image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9798885790215Subject(s): Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 | Industrial revolution -- England -- Fiction | Labor unions -- Fiction | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction | Revolutions -- Fiction | Working class -- Great Britain -- Fiction | England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- 1789-1820 -- FictionGenre/Form: Large type books. | Historical fiction.Summary: The spinning jenny, a device that reduced the amount of work needed to produce cloth, was patented in 1770 and a new era of industry changed lives everywhere. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in awork accident; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth, all the while war cries are heard form France, as Napolean sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled, our characters are left to reckon with a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F FOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 05/06/2024 | 31111085131561 |
The spinning jenny, a device that reduced the amount of work needed to produce cloth, was patented in 1770 and a new era of industry changed lives everywhere. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in awork accident; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth, all the while war cries are heard form France, as Napolean sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled, our characters are left to reckon with a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.
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