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'''Martin J. Boon''' was a radical trade unionist. In 1869 he participated in the establishment of the [[Land and Labour League]] |
'''Martin J. Boon''' was a radical trade unionist. In 1869 he participated in the establishment of the [[Land and Labour League]] of which he was a secretary until it ceased operation in 1873. Despite having penned a pamphlet opposing emigration, he emigrated to [[South Africa]], and wrote a further pamphlet on railway nationalisation as well as idiosyncratic histories of the [[Orange Free State]] and [[South Africa]]. The latter contained considerable fragments of a personal memoir and includes the only contemporary history of the [[Land and Labour League]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowie|first1=Duncan|title=Our History: Roots of the British Socialist Movement|date=2014|publisher=Socialist History Society|location=London|isbn=9780955513893|pages=17-18}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:13, 24 July 2015
Martin J. Boon was a radical trade unionist. In 1869 he participated in the establishment of the Land and Labour League of which he was a secretary until it ceased operation in 1873. Despite having penned a pamphlet opposing emigration, he emigrated to South Africa, and wrote a further pamphlet on railway nationalisation as well as idiosyncratic histories of the Orange Free State and South Africa. The latter contained considerable fragments of a personal memoir and includes the only contemporary history of the Land and Labour League.[1]
References
- ^ Bowie, Duncan (2014). Our History: Roots of the British Socialist Movement. London: Socialist History Society. pp. 17–18. ISBN 9780955513893.