Lieferdatum: Unbekannt
Buch (Softcover): Sachbuch
People of Portsmouth
The 20th Century in Their Own Words
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D&B Publishing Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 9QY24QZ
EAN: 9781780914961
Lieferdatum: Unbekannt
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 33.50
Beschreibung
The many voices that have been recorded provide an intimate, authentic portrait of Portsmouth and its people. Chapters focus on the key stages in personal life stories, on childhood, courtship, sex and marriage, family life, old age and death. Reminiscences of World War Two are especially poignant, but the local impact of other conflicts is remembered as well - the Gulf, the Falklands, Korea, The Great War. Earning a living plays a principal role in the story. There are first-hand accounts of working conditions and of the various skills and occupations - from knife-grinding and corset-making to aircraft manufacture. The book also looks back to the entertainments and leisure pursuits of their day, including the seaside, cinemas, cafes, sports, music, dancing, the pub and the coming of television.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- John Stedman
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2015
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 162