Liverpool Merchant House

This volume focuses on the history of the Alfred Booth and Company in Liverpool from 1863 to 1958. Originally published in 1959, this is an account of a family business, written primarily for those who are, or have been, associated with it; but written also in the hope that it may be found of some value by those who are interested in the history of English economic development during the nineteenth century. <p>Preface 1. The Booth Family 2. Years of War: Years of Experience 1857-1865 3. The Sheepskin Trade. 1865-1890 4. The Booth Line 1865-1881 5. The Surpass Leather Company 1890-1914 6. The Booth Steamship Company 1881-1914 7. The Great War and its Aftermath 1914-1920 8. The English and American Leather Interests 1920-1939 9. The Booth Steamship Company 1919-1939 10. The Unit Construction Company 1919-1939 11. The Second World War 1939-1945 12. Booth Men and Labour Relations 13. Alfred Booth and Company 14. Alfred Booth and Company Today</p>