Cains: The Story of Liverpool in a Pint

by Christopher Routledge

The story of Cain's, like the story of Liverpool, is one of passion, ambition, and graft. It takes in immigration, global trade, terrible poverty, and vast wealth. In just two generations the Cain family went from the slums of Irish Liverpool to a seat in the House of Lords. As the city grew so did the brewery and as it struggled, so Cain's fought for survival. At the height of Liverpool's fortunes Robert Cain owned 200 public houses across Merseyside,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846311500
• ISBN13: 9781846311505
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"