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Recollections of a Busy Life by William Forwood
Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century was burgeoning with rich merchants and swollen with poor immigrants. It was known variously as the "New York of Europe" and the "Black Spot on the Mersey." Waist-deep in this mosaic we find William Bower Forwood making a busy life for himself, making his fortune in cotton trading (including running the American blockade of the Southern States) and then delving into public affairs. We see the civic leader, dedicated to the betterment of "the good old town and the trade thereof," and we see the statesman and tourist, dining with kings and wrestlin...
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Episodes
Preface and Foreword 02.01.2026 6:40
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Chapter I, Part 1 01.01.2026 25:04
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Chapter I, Part 2 31.12.2025 16:11
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Chapter II 30.12.2025 9:53
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Chapter III, Part 1 29.12.2025 19:54
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Chapter III, Part 2 28.12.2025 37:04
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Chapter IV 27.12.2025 23:18
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Chapters V and VI 26.12.2025 23:52
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Chapter VII, Part 1 25.12.2025 16:02
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Chapter VII, Part 2 24.12.2025 14:44
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Chapter VIII 23.12.2025 30:33
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Chapter IX 22.12.2025 19:23
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Chapter X 21.12.2025 21:26
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Chapters XI and XII 20.12.2025 27:47
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Chapter XIII 19.12.2025 27:58
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Chapter XIV 18.12.2025 30:57
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Chapters XV, XVI and XVII 17.12.2025 26:52
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Chapter XVIII, Part 1 16.12.2025 20:27
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Chapter XVIII, Part 2 15.12.2025 30:28
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Chapter XIX 14.12.2025 13:40
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Chapter XX 13.12.2025 16:16
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