Archive for Alastair Segerdal
Jack the Radical
Mr. Segerdal resides in Glendale, California, where he is a writer. In the late nineteenth century, despite fabulous wealth, gracious living, and an industrial revolution that had reached the far corners of her empire, Britain was also an island of social unrest. Working-class discontent with poverty and disease was fueling the rise of socialism, and [...]
1Apr1996 | Alastair Segerdal | 0 comments | ContinuedExperiencing Socialist Britain
Mr. Segerdal resides in Glendale, California, where he is a writer. On September 2, 1945, World War II ended. Yet, on the economic front, Britain had little cause for celebration. Six years of war had left the country’s productive capacity in a state of near collapse. In a general election earlier that year, the majority [...]
1Dec1995 | Alastair Segerdal | 0 comments | Continued-
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