The beginning of the present century glorious as it was for British arms abroad was a dark time to those who lived by their daily labor at home.

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As the Industrial Revolution began to take hold in England and across Europe, a contingent of workers banded together to protest the technological developments that threatened their livelihoods. That's the tumultuous backdrop against which young Yorkshire resident Ned Sankey enters adolescence, dealing with problems at school and family tragedy along the way.