A local book I’d missed, back in 2019, A Brief History of Stoke-on-Trent…

“Seeks to bring some of the city’s history to a general audience in a brief, manageable way”

Apparently written in the 1970s by a Burslem man, and now polished and brought to publication by the man’s grandson. Has almost nothing about pottery making and selling, according to one irked reviewer who seems to have assumed the cover reflected the contents. But that lack is understandable, since such intricate and abundant business history would swamp a short book. Apparently it moves from the district’s ancient history (sounds good to me) into recalling some of the local working-class living conditions that were within living memory in the 1970s.