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Song Full of Tears | |||
| Nine Centuries of Chinese Life at Xiang Lake | History | |||
| R Keith Schoppa | ||||
| Westview 2002 290 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0813340209 | ||||
| Published Price USD18.00 | Our Price £6.99 | |||
| 'The story of Xiang Lake,' writes Schoppa, 'is a drama of the human struggle for life and for control of the environment.' Combining evocative historical description and cogent analysis, he chronicles life around this 6,000 acre man-made reservoir in southeast China, from 1112 to 1986. The study reveals the workings of Chinese society in times of environmental and military crisis, how the Chinese reacted to changes, threats and opportunities, and how they dealt with one another and with the natural world. | ||||
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Ship Steward's Handbook | |||
| History | ||||
| JJ Trayner; EC Plumb | ||||
| Conway 2007 90 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1844860566 | ||||
| Published Price £6.99 | Our Price £2.99 | |||
| 'A well-trained liner steward is a credit to himself, his ship and his company, and a good ambassador for his country. His job is to meet, to serve and to please...' Covering everything from personal appearance and conduct to bringing a drinking glass to a gleaming shine, this charming little handbook was published in the 1950s for the benefit of Merchant Navy stewards and recalls the dignified heyday of the passenger liner. | ||||
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A Companion to Local History Research | |||
| History | ||||
| John Campbell-Kease | ||||
| Alphabooks 1989 384 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0713631457 | ||||
| Published Price £15.95 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| A guide to the most fruitful sources of information for the local historian, this book offers a commentary on significant national and parochial material from written and other sources, from c500 CE to the present day. The first three sections outline the history of England and identify the archives and records which document it. Section four contains 16 chapters on specialist topics such as archaeology, place names, buildings and handwriting. Finally, there is an exercise in writing local history, using an imaginary place. Published 1989. | ||||
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A History of Woking | |||
| History | ||||
| Alan Crosby | ||||
| Phillimore 2003 210 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860772625 272x205mm | ||||
| Published Price £20.00 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Woking owes its modern origins to a cemetery company which exploited the potential of cheap land within easy reach of London to promote speculative buildings around a railway station in the midst of an empty heath. The town's eccentric development continued with the building of two prisons, a huge lunatic asylum, Britain's first crematorium, a retirement home for actors and actresses, a mosque and an Oriental institute. Crosby explains all in this second edition of his illustrated town history. | ||||
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St Petersburg | |||
| The First Three Centuries | History | |||
| Arthur Georgewith Elena George | ||||
| Sutton 2006 660 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0750938056 | ||||
| Published Price £16.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| The city founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and variously known as Sankt Peterburg, Petrograd and Leningrad has been home to some of Russia's greatest cultural figures, among them Pushkin, Tchaikovsky and Nijinsky. Famous for the celebrated architecture of its baroque palaces, bridges and promenades, the city nonetheless suffered depredations in the 1905 Revolution and the Nazi siege. Arthur George, who lived in St Petersburg for several years, charts the high and low points of this most European of Russian cities. | ||||
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Mansfield | |||
| A Pictorial History | History | |||
| David J Bradbury | ||||
| Phillimore 2005 128 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860773370 246x184mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| At the time of the Domesday Survey, Mansfield was already an important regional centre, where a major royal estate and the Sherwood Forest were administered. In the late 18th century the market town was rapidly transformed by the coming of water-powered spinning mills, iron foundries and sand quarries. Seasoned local historian David Bradbury has chosen 174 representative illustrations to chronicle the town's long and varied history. | ||||
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A History of Kidderminster | |||
| History | ||||
| Nigel Gilbert | ||||
| Phillimore 2004 246 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860773095 245x163mm | ||||
| Published Price £17.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Kidderminster has had a long and colourful history, but the town has fallen foul of modern town planning. Nigel Gilbert's detailed and well-illustrated study describes what architectural vandalism has obscured: a history stretching back to the Roman period, intriguing questions surrounding an 8th century monastery and 'a proud record of nonconformity and awkwardness' in more recent centuries. | ||||
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Cobham | |||
| A History | History | |||
| David Taylor | ||||
| Phillimore 2003 150 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860772471 246x185mm | ||||
| Published Price £16.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| David Taylor traces the history of this Surrey town over two millennia, from the Iron Age settlement on Leigh Hill to the Roman era, when the bathhouse at Chatley Farm was built, through the medieval period to the 17th century, Civil War and the arrival of Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers, who set about clearing land on St George's Hill. The story ends in the 1960s, when Cobham's quiet, rural atmosphere was disturbed by the unmasking of a Russian spy. | ||||
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Portsmouth Royal Charters 1194-1974 | |||
| Portsmouth Record Series | History | |||
| GH Martin (Edited by) | ||||
| City of Portsmouth 1995 130 pages | ||||
| Hardback 0901559954 297x207mm | ||||
| Published Price | Sale Price £4.99 | |||
| The 24 royal Charters of the City of Portsmouth, acquired over the last eight centuries, are published here in full for the first time. They range from a grant of liberties made by Richard I in 1194, as he left England for the last time, to letters patent of Entitlement granted by Elizabeth II in 1973 and '74. With full translations of Latin originals, critical and historical notes and a number of ancillary texts. | ||||
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Athens: A History | |||
| From Ancient Ideal to Modern City | History | |||
| Robin Waterfield | ||||
| Basic 2005 362 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0465090648 | ||||
| Published Price £10.99 | Sale Price £2.99 | |||
| In this narrative history of the city, Robert Waterfield provides a splendid introduction to the grand sweep of Athenian history, up to the hosting of the 2004 Olympic Games. | ||||
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Covent Garden | |||
| Its Romance and History | History | |||
| Reginald Jacobs | ||||
| Nonsuch 2007 144 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1845883624 | ||||
| Published Price £10.00 | Sale Price £1.99 | |||
| First published in 1913, this account begins with a 'convent garden' belonging to Westminster Abbey in the 17th century and ends three centuries later, with Covent Garden as the world's most famous vegetable market. The book examines the area's historic landmarks, including the Royal Opera House and St Paul's Church, as well as the eminent inhabitants - including Charles Lamb, Samuel Johnson and the celebrated actors of Drury Lane - who contributed to Covent Garden's unique character. | ||||
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Tamworth | |||
| A History | History | |||
| Richard Stone | ||||
| Phillimore 2003 134 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860772781 245x178mm | ||||
| Published Price £15.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Once the royal centre of the Kings of Mercia, Tamworth has yet to regain its Dark Ages importance, but the centuries have been full of interest - from the building of Tamworth Castle to the Second World War prisoner-of-war camp. Richard Stones's history also deals with Tamworth's illustrious inhabitants - the Marmion, Ferrers and Peel families. | ||||
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Clacton Past | |||
| with Holland-on-Sea and Jaywick | History | |||
| Norman Jacobs | ||||
| Phillimore 2002 134 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860772250 245x184mm | ||||
| Published Price £15.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Illustrated with vintage photographs and advertisements ('No-Passport Day Excursion to Boulogne' - 40 shillings), this history of Clacton evokes the heyday of the English seaside holiday. From 1872, when the Royal Hotel stood alone on the cliff top, it follows the building of the town, the boom years, Butlins and the post-war downturn; but there are also chapters on a much older Clacton - for this relatively new town stands on one of the oldest sites of human habitation in Britain. | ||||
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Burton upon Trent | |||
| A History | History | |||
| Richard Stone | ||||
| Phillimore 2004 134 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860773125 246x182mm | ||||
| Published Price £15.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Burton upon Trent has a surprisingly long history, as archaeology shows that the Trent Valley was occupied by humans over 250,000 years ago, and in medieval times the local Benedictine Monastery brought five centuries of modest prosperity. But it was beer which put the town on the international map, as Burton became famous in the 19th century as the 'brewing capital of the world'. Local resident and freelance writer and broadcaster, Richard Stone provides a well-illustrated, chronological account of the town's development. | ||||
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A History of Doncaster | |||
| History | ||||
| Brian Barber | ||||
| Phillimore 2007 168 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1860774865 | ||||
| Published Price £16.99 | Sale Price £3.99 | |||
| Doncaster has a history spanning 2000 years, but the last two centuries have seen a particularly rapid transformation from a traditional market town in a rural area to an equally important industrial centre. Brian Barber's well-illustrated account of the town's development covers its many facets, including the importance of the nearby Yorkshire coalfield, the town's close association with steam railway engineering and, of course, the famous St Leger horse race. | ||||
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