Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. For more than three centuries the port was at the very heart of Liverpool s story. Foreign trade was the lifeblood of the economy, and the docks were full of ships from around the world. The people who found employment in Liverpool s docks generally lived close to their work, and the dockland communities inshore were just as vibrant, noisy and jam-packed as the docks themselves.Brian Towers was ideally placed to write this book. A university professor whose own parents were killed in the Blitz, he was brought up in the Scotland Road area by his grandmother, Lizzie.This book tells the story of the rise and fall of the working communities of Liverpool s docklands with rare insight, clarity and sensitivity. The story of Liverpool - warts and all - written with warmth and passion from the perspective of the working people of the docks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A unique and engaging book about the farms and farming communities of Brinscall near Chorley, Lancashire, that were broken apart in the name of progress. It takes the reader back in time, on a journey into the forgotten lives of Lancashire's lost hill-farming communities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. Carnegie Pub, Lancaster, 2000. Pictorial soft cover. Book condition : Near fine , like new. Appears unread. Superb photographs. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #RO022007.
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A unique and engaging book about the farms and farming communities of Brinscall near Chorley, Lancashire, that were broken apart in the name of progress. It takes the reader back in time, on a journey into the forgotten lives of Lancashire's lost hill-farming communities. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. For more than three centuries the port was at the very heart of Liverpool s story. Foreign trade was the lifeblood of the economy, and the docks were full of ships from around the world. The people who found employment in Liverpool s docks generally lived close to their work, and the dockland communities inshore were just as vibrant, noisy and jam-packed as the docks themselves.Brian Towers was ideally placed to write this book. A university professor whose own parents were killed in the Blitz, he was brought up in the Scotland Road area by his grandmother, Lizzie.This book tells the story of the rise and fall of the working communities of Liverpool s docklands with rare insight, clarity and sensitivity. The story of Liverpool - warts and all - written with warmth and passion from the perspective of the working people of the docks. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.