Hope & glory
Subtitle: the days that made Britain
By: Stuart Maconie
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Windsor; Paragon
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9781445886411; 9781445886428
Subjects: Travel; Large type books; Description and travel; Civilization; Travel and Tourism
Description: Stuart Maconie goes in search of the places, people and events that have shaped modern Britain. Starting with the death of Queen Victoria, to the Battle of the Somme and the General Strike, and on to the docking of the Empire Windrush and Bobby Moore raising the Jules Rimet trophy, he chooses a defining moment in our nation's story from each decade of the last century and explores its legacy today. Some were glorious days, some were tragic, or even shameful, but each has played its part in making us who we are as a nation. From pop stars to politicians, suffragettes to punks, this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Standard print ed. originally published: London : Ebury, 2011.