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  • The Women's Land Army

    This book brings together a wealth of black and white pictures which together record not only the operations of the WLA but also scenes of the countryside between 1939 and 1950. Drawn from the worldwide albums of many ex-land girls at a time when film was rationed and photography monitored, this collection offers a fascinating insight into the people and places associated with the WLA. Many of ... En savoir plus

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    Growing Pains of a Gardener

    par Alan Titchmarsh ...
    When Alan left school at fifteen little was expected of him. An ‘O’ level in art is not the most obvious passport to success, but in the ancient greenhouses of the local nursery Mrs T’s little lad found his spiritual home, learning his trade and the strange ways of human nature.But the comfort and familiarity of his home in the Yorkshire Dales would soon be left behind as he journeyed south to ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Pitmen's Requiem

    par Peter Crookston ...
    Peter Crookston's book offers a beautifully written journalist's account of a Durham mining village and the Great Northern Coalfield woven around the life of Robert Saint, the composer of Gresford, a brass band composition commemorating an earlier mining disaster in which 256 workers died. Crookston brings his formidable observational qualities and writing skills as a journalist to produce a ... En savoir plus

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  • Beswick Pottery

    par Val Baynton ...
    Collections Livre 669 - Shire Library
    Founded in 1894 by James Wright Beswick, Beswick Pottery remained in the family for three generations before becoming part of Royal Doulton in 1969.As owners and collectors of its products will testify, Beswick aimed to produce well-made ceramics at affordable prices: wares which could be used daily in the home as well as decorative ornaments for animal lovers of all ages to cherish.In this volume ... En savoir plus

    $9.89 CAD

  • Land Girls & Their Impact

    par Ann Kramer ...
    "The impact of the land girls cannot be ignored. It was not just that women were working and farms had more women than men, women who were not part of the family or, for some of them, had even lived in the countryside before – but women were wearing trousers and filling in for men, some of whom would never return from war. For the women, their time as land girls changed their lives and how they ... En savoir plus

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  • Voices from the Great Houses of Ireland: Life in the Big House

    Cork and Kerry

    par Jane O'Keeffe ...
    Did you ever see a big house in the countryside and wonder who used to live in such a property? Have you ever wondered about the story behind such an old and historic house? This book reveals the story behind some of the greatest houses in Ireland. Maurice O'Keefe has interviewed the surviving members of many of the Anglo-Irish and old Irish families who lived, and in many cases still live, in ... En savoir plus

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  • Children in the Second World War

    Memories from the Home Front

    "Stunning photographs" and firsthand accounts propel a book that "brings together the memories of more than 200 child survivors of the Blitz" ( Daily Mail).It was not just the upheaval caused by evacuation and the blitzes that changed a generation's childhood, it was how war pervaded every aspect of life. From dodging bombs by bicycle and patrolling the parish with the vicar's WWI pistol, to post ... En savoir plus

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  • Victorian Country Life

    par Janet Sacks ...
    Collections Livre 679 - Shire Library
    During the reign of Queen Victoria, industrialisation changed every aspect of rural life. Industrial diversification led to a decline in agriculture and mass migration from country to town and city – in 1851 half the population lived in the countryside, but by 1901 only a quarter did so. This book outlines the changes and why they occurred. It paints a picture of country life as it was when ... En savoir plus

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  • Voices from History: Essex Land Girls

    par Dee Gordon ...
    As much as 70 per cent of Essex is agricultural, and given its proximity to the capital it is not surprising that so many members of the Women's Land Army found themselves on Essex farms and in Essex fields during the two world wars, doing their bit to make sure that Britain did not starve. This book not only includes interviews with some of the last surviving land 'girls' but also contains a ... En savoir plus

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  • A Green and Pleasant Land

    How England’s Gardeners Fought the Second World War

    par Ursula Buchan ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR INSPIRATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2014 GARDEN MEDIA GUILD AWARDS.The wonderfully evocative story of how Britain’s World War Two gardeners – with great ingenuity, invincible good humour and extraordinary fortitude – dug for victory on home turf.A G**reen and Pleasant Land tells the intriguing and inspiring story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajoled its ... En savoir plus

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  • The Little Book of Great Britain

    par Neil R Storey ...
    Collections series Little Book of
    This little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about Britain and all the things that have made it great. Within this volume are such themes as myths and legends, traditions and customs, great Britons and great British places, while not forgotten is a celebration of the best of British music, food, entertainment and sport and ... En savoir plus

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  • Outskirts

    Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt

    par John Grindrod ...
    'Evocative and intelligent' GuardianDiscover the secret history of our green belts.The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a poignant tale of growing up in a place, and within a family, like no other.'Illuminating and enjoyable' David Kynaston, SpectatorGreen belts are part ... ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD