The Gallows Pole

An England divided. From his remote moorland home, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history.They are the Cragg Vale Coiners and their business is 'clipping' - the forging of coins, a treasonous offence punishable by death.A charismatic leader, Hartley cares for the poor and uses violence and intimidation against his opponents. He is also prone to self-delusion and strange visions of mythical creatures.When excise officer William Deighton vows to bring down the Coiners and one of their own becomes turncoat, Hartley's empire begins to crumble. With the industrial age set to change the face of England forever, the fate of his empire is under threat.Forensically assembled from historical accounts and legal documents, The Gallows Pole is a true story of resistance that combines poetry, landscape, crime and historical fiction, whose themes continue to resonate. Here is a rarely-told alternative history of the North.

ISBN:	9781526611154
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint:	Bloomsbury
Published date:	21 Feb 2019
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	33677
Number of pages:	374
Weight:	416g
Height:	180mm
Width:	141mm
Spine width:	25mm

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