Six for the Tolpuddle Martyrs Six for the Tolpuddle Martyrs The Epic Struggle for Justice and Freedom Alan Gallop Pen & Sword2017Paperback278pp Illustrated232x156mm 9781526712509 Product Code: 509523 Details Taking its title from a radical version of the song ‘Green Grow the Rushes, O’, this history explores the lives and politics of the six Dorset farm la... DetailsBackDetailsTaking its title from a radical version of the song ‘Green Grow the Rushes, O’, this history explores the lives and politics of the six Dorset farm labourers sentenced to transportation in 1834 for attempting to establish a trade union. It records the struggle against a reduction in agricultural wages that led to their arrest and trial, their experiences in Australia, and the public campaign that brought about their eventual pardon and homecoming.See MoreSee Less Sorry, this item is now out of stock. publ £14.99now £5.99 Qty Qty123 CategoriesHistoryModern HistorySocial & Industrial HistoryTagsSocial & cultural historyTrue stories