Hope and Glory - Couverture rigide

Maconie, Stuart

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1445886413 ISBN 13 : 9781445886411

Editeur : Windsor, 2012

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'These were the days that made us, and these are the day trips to fi nd them. Should we do a flask? And are you sure you'll be warm enough in that coat?'

In Hope and Glory 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.

'He'll be on the National Treasure list pretty soon' The Times

'Magnificent...intensely readable' Observer

'Completely beguiling' Mail on Sunday

'Wonderfully enriching... Britain's best loved travel writer' News of the World

Biographie de l'auteur :

Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. Based in the cities of Birmingham and Manchester, he can also often be spotted on top of a mountain in the Lake District with a Thermos flask and individual pork pie.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Windsor
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1445886413
• ISBN 13: 9781445886411
• Reliure: Relié