A-Z of Glasgow: Places-People-History (Meighan Michael)(Paperback)

A-Z of Glasgow: Places-People-History (Meighan Michael)(Paperback)

Glasgow was once the 'second city of the Empire', producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering for the world. It was also a religious centre, with one of Scotland's earliest churches; a centre for the Virginia tobacco trade; a home of designers and architects, inventors and

Glasgow a History (Meighan Michael)(Paperback)

Located on the banks of the River Clyde, Glasgow was once the second city of the Empire, producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering for the world. Its docks would see huge numbers of exports. But Glasgow is much more than this; it is a religious centre, with one of Scotland's earliest

Glasgow - A History of the City (Fry Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A one volume history of the great city of Glasgow from the Celts to Celtic by the controversial Scottish historian and biographer of

A-Z of Halifax - Places-People-History (Colton Trish)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating journey through this West Yorkshire town of Halifax highlighting its people, places and heritage across the

The Forth Bridges Through Time (Meighan Michael)(Paperback)

The River Forth is one of Scotland's great waterways. It has a majestic history and heritage, part of which is the Forth bridges. Of these, the most iconic is the Forth Rail Bridge, which opened in 1890. But there is also the Kincardine Bridge, opened in 1936 and once the longest swing bridge in

A-Z of Poole - Places-People-History (Jackson Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the Dorset town of Poole in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

A-Z of Elgin - Places-People-History (Main Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the town of Elgin in Moray in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

A-Z of Liverpool: Places-People-History (Pye Ken)(Paperback)

Explore the fascinating history of Liverpool in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and

A-Z of Stockport - Places-People-History (Nicholls Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the Greater Manchester town of Stockport in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

Merrily's Border - The Mysterious World of Merrily Watkins - History & Folklore, People & Places (Rickman Phil)(Paperback / softback)

A-Z of Plymouth - Places-People-History (Tait Derek)(Paperback / softback)

An engaging journey through the Devon port city of Plymouth highlighting its heritage, people and places from across the

A-Z of Carlisle: Places-People-History (Stables Andrew Graham)(Paperback)

The Cumbrian city of Carlisle has a rich and colorful history. Being so close to the Scottish border, Carlisle became a military stronghold and its surviving 11th-century castle bears testament to this. During the Industrial Revolution it grew into a major center of textile manufacture and an

A-Z of Birmingham: Places-People-History (Homer Andrew)(Paperback)

Birmingham - Britain's second largest city - lies in the heart of the country. Nicknamed 'city of a thousand trades', it became the workshop of England in the Industrial Revolution and as the centre of the Midlands Enlightenment was a hotbed of scientific thinking and technological innovation. The

Scheming: A Social History of Glasgow Council Housing, 1919-1956 (Damer Sen)(Paperback)

When the Corporation of Glasgow undertook a massive programme of council house construction to replace the city's notorious slums after the First World War, they wound up reproducing a Victorian class structure. How did this occur? Scheming traces the issue to class-based paternalism that caused

A-Z of Barrow-In-Furness: Places-People-History (Jepson Gill)(Paperback)

Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building.Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is

Connemara - A Little Gaelic Kingdom (Robinson Tim)(Paperback / softback)

Deals with the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born

A-Z of Bungay - Places-People-History (Reeve Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

The mediaeval Suffolk market town of Bungay on the River Waveney, was dominated by its castle, owned by the Bigod family, the Earls of Norfolk, and its Benedictine priory. The town prospered through its river trade and other local industries and was also known for the mysterious attack by the

Penzance The Biography (Sagar-Fenton Michael)(Paperback / softback)

A history of Penzance, covering the secrets behind some of its key places of interest and the fascinating heritage lodged inthis area's

A-Z of Frome - Places-People-History (Davis Mick)(Paperback / softback)

People have lived in the Frome area since prehistoric times and the present town dates back as far as the Saxon era. In the early days it was famous for the quality of its cloth, but the industry and trade declined in the eighteenth century. Over the centuries it has had its fair share of rioting

A-Z of St Albans: Places-People-History (Turner Wendy)(Paperback)

St Albans has many faces. It's a vibrant, modern Hertfordshire city with attractive buildings and surprising architecture. It's a buzzing market town on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It's a cathedral city with the abbey at its heart, the Easter Pilgrimage that draws thousands of pilgrims from near and

The Empty Shield: A Decision (Donis Giacomo)(Paperback)

Literary Nonfiction. Michael Moorcock's New Statesman Book of the Year. A people's history and the horror of war: Howard Zinn meets Apocalypse Now. Political autobiography. March 1972, about to graduate from NYU. A journey: two days and nights in the New York subway. Love it or leave it. A

Gate to China - A New History of the People's Republic & Hong Kong (Sheridan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A History of Romania: Land, People, Civilization (Iorga Nicolae)(Paperback)

Nicolae Iorga's A History of Romania: Land, People, Civilization is an intimate portrait of a land and its people written by its greatest historian. Much like Herodotus in antiquity, Iorga can be considered 'the father of history' for his country. Like a true artist, he paints a portrait of

A History of the American People (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history--from politics to the arts.'The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures,' begins Paul Johnson's