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13 produkter
Voices from History: Essex Land Girls
Essex Land Girls
Av Dee Gordon
Häftad, 2015
129 kr
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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 …
Little History of the East End
Av Dee Gordon
Inbunden, 2020
173 kr
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The modern history of London’s East End has been well-documented – but what of its ancient roots? From embryonic beginnings in the Stone Age, through Roman rule and civil wars, all the way to its jam-packed twentieth-century timeline, the East End has always been a place of innovation, diversity …
Little Book of the East End
Av Dee Gordon
Inbunden, 2010
129 kr
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The Little Book of The East End is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and …
Secret History of Southend-on-Sea
Av Dee Gordon
Häftad, 2014
129 kr
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The Secret History of Southend-on-Sea is full of intriguing information on the incredible residents, visitors and events that have played a part in Southend’s story. Southend-on-Sea, the largest town in Essex, has had an amazingly rich history, and this book collects together hundreds of …
Female Smugglers of the 19th Century
Av Dee Gordon
Inbunden, 2025
274 kr
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Writing Female Smugglers of the Nineteenth Century has proved quite a challenge, but a fascinating one. This was a century when the romantic notion of smuggling – bold runs onto beaches with kegs of alcohol – was diminishing as duties were slowly eroded on such highly desirable goods. But it was a …
Quirky City of Southend
Av Dee Gordon
E-bok, 2026
176 kr
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Southend-on-Sea is situated on the Thames Estuary but the originally small settlement grew rapidly in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as it became a popular resort, showcased by the world's longest pleasure pier and what remains of the Kursaal, an early amusement park. The city's …
Struggle and Suffrage in Southend-on-Sea
Women''s Lives and the Fight for Equality
Av Dee Gordon
E-bok, 2019
143 kr
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While Southend-on-Sea, like many seaside towns, may not have been at the forefront of the struggle for suffrage and equal rights in the lives of women between 1850 and 1950, there are surprisingly famous names linked to the town and its women. Novelist Rebecca West, living in nearby Leigh-on-Sea …
Struggle and Suffrage in Southend-on-Sea
Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality
Av Dee Gordon
E-bok, 2019
147 kr
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While Southend-on-Sea, like many seaside towns, may not have been at the forefront of the struggle for suffrage and equal rights in the lives of women between 1850 and 1950, there are surprisingly famous names linked to the town and its women. Novelist Rebecca West, living in nearby Leigh-on-Sea …
FAMOUS ESSEX AUTHORS
You have never heard of
Av Dee Gordon
Häftad, 2024
166 kr
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Famous Essex Authors, that you have never heard, that will in fact heard of. There are literally dozens of names that have been, sadly, forgotten over time. You may recognise some book titles, however (The French Lieutenant's Woman? One Hundred and One Dalmatians?). Some of the romance writers …
Little Book of Essex
Av Dee Gordon
Häftad, 2025
165 kr
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Did you know?In the eleventh century, Edward the Confessor banished nightingales from the royal palace at Havering-atte-Bower because their singing disturbed his devotions. In 1913, Benny Hucks of Stansted Mountfitchet was the first person to perform a loop-the-loop in an aircraft. On Boxing Day …
Little Book of the 1960s
Av Dee Gordon
Inbunden, 2012
115 kr
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Based on quirky facts and fascinating data, with a discerning eye on the bizarre, the frivolous and the funny, The Little Book of the 1960s is nostalgia with a difference. The sights, the sounds, the lifestyle, the whole 1960s experience can be relived through the pages of this book, but be warned …
Essex's Own
Av Dee Gordon
Häftad, 2009
160 kr
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Athlete and TV presenter Sally Gunnell, actress Joan Sims, singer Billy Bragg, footballer Bobby Moore, chef Jamie Oliver, author John Fowles, film director Basil Dearden, playwright Sarah Kane, and the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin are among personalities through the ages who have been born in …
Not a Guide to: Southend on Sea
Av Dee Gordon
Häftad, 2013
74 kr
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This is NOT a guide book. This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Southend-on-Sea. Learn more about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic city. The great and the good; the bad and the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories, TRIUMPH and tragedy BEST places - Worst …
