David Dale. A life

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Scholarly biography of Dale's life and work of someone the writer regards as a neglected figure. Structured in seven parts with extensive appendices [pp243-67]. Part 1] 'Weaver to entrepreneur' - 'The early years' / 'Home and business - Glasgow, Charlotte Street, and the Chamber of Commerce' / 'Merchant adventurers - Dale, Arkwright and Dempster'; Part 2] 'New Lanark' - 'The business of New Lanark' / 'A major attraction' / 'The factory community, apprenticeship and social conditions' / 'Education and schooling'; Part 3] 'The entrepreneur - mills and bills' - 'Penicuik, Rothesay, Oban, Newton Douglas, Blantyre' / 'Catrine, Spinningdale and Stanley' /'/Dainty Davy, Scott Moncrief and the Royal Bank of Scotland' / 'Glasgow businesses, land and properry'; Part 4] 'Slavery and the slave trade' - 'Dale and the Abolition Movement' [pp154-75]; Part 5] 'Philanthropy, benevolence and public office' - 'Glasgow charities, the benevolent magistrate, and the town's hospital' / 'Anderson's University, the Royal Infirmary and the Bible Society'; Part 6]: 'Christian evangelism' - 'Beholds Dale's works'; Part 7] 'End of the beginning' - 'Dale and Owen, 1798-1806' / 'Legacy and reputation' / 'This singular man'. The appendices provide a family tree, copies of documents, obituaries, etc