Why might Thomas Cook have been attracted to the Midlands as a place to preach temperance?

a) He knew the Midlands well, having been born and raised there.
b) The Methodists and Baptists were not welcome in the major cities of England.
Consider This: Through his twenties and early thirties, Cook walked all over the Midlands, preaching to mostly working-class Baptist and Methodist congregations about the evils of alcohol. See 7.8: Narrative: Tours by Cook.
c) Factory owners would pay preachers like Cook to keep their workers occupied on evenings and weekends.
Consider This: Through his twenties and early thirties, Cook walked all over the Midlands, preaching to mostly working-class Baptist and Methodist congregations about the evils of alcohol. See 7.8: Narrative: Tours by Cook.
d) Cook was interested in ending child factory labor.
Consider This: Through his twenties and early thirties, Cook walked all over the Midlands, preaching to mostly working-class Baptist and Methodist congregations about the evils of alcohol. See 7.8: Narrative: Tours by Cook.


a) He knew the Midlands well, having been born and raised there.

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