Secret Wigan - Couverture souple

Gerrard, Sue

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1398101672 ISBN 13 : 9781398101678

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

The Lancashire town of Wigan has prehistoric roots and developed in importance through Roman and medieval times. It played a leading role in the English Civil War being occupied by the Parliamentarians. It grew dramatically during the Industrial Revolution, with its coal mines and cotton industry, and later came to prominence thanks to George Orwell's book 'The Road to Wigan Pier', which documented the poverty of the working classes in the 1930s.In this book, author Sue Gerrard explores the town's history and seeks out some lesser-known stories and surprising aspects of its heritage along the way. Wigan is a sporting centre as it has both a Rugby League team, the Wigan Warriors, and Wigan Athletic football club who won the FA Cup in 2013. Over the decades it has been home to actors Sir Ian McKellen and Roy Kinnear, and comedians George Formby, Frank Randle and Ted Ray.'Secret Wigan' includes historical sites such as the thirteenth-century Mab's Cross right through to the town's place in the modern world. From mills to Mint Balls, coal to chutneys and notable buildings to Northern Soul, this fascinating book will interest residents, visitors and all those with links to the town.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sue Gerrard was born in St Helens and has lived there most of her life. She has worked as a chartered librarian, a journalist and a lecturer at the University Centre, St. Helens. She currently teaches online for the National Collegiate of Colleges. Sue has written several local history books, including 'Secret St. Helens', nine books of poetry, a collection of ghost stories and two novellas. She performs her own work and has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival and Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She co-wrote the musical 'The Childe of Hale' and regularly exhibits her work in galleries throughout the North West of England. Sue has twice been awarded the' Robert Lord Writing Residency' in New Zealand which resulted in the poetry collection 'Poems the Cottage' being published there by Apple Tree Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1398101672
• ISBN 13: 9781398101678
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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