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This was financed by some of Britain's shrewdest merchants and businessmen and, of course, all this trade meant that shipbuilding became one of the city's most important activities. Here the industry's phenomenal rise and its eventual decline are charted in both pictures and text. The book then looks at how Glasgow's past has shaped the city we know today - a vibrant cultural melting pot that is rightly recognised as one of Europe's trendiest cities. Of course, a vital part of the culture of Glasgow is football and the successes of both Rangers and Celtic are celebrated here. No book on the sporting history of Glasgow could ignore the Ibrox Disaster and the tragedy of Stairway 13 in 1971 is given sensitive coverage. Glasgow has also produced some of the country's best boxers and Times Past gives men like Benny Lynch and Jim Watt their rightful place in the city's sporting archives.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49511752073489,"sku":"GOR001445068","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52116227096849,"sku":"GOR014491821","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52119253451025,"sku":"GOR003009686","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53578972266769,"sku":"CIN1845020294VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1845020294.jpg?v=1750724608"},{"product_id":"times-past-2-every-picture-tells-a-story-book-russell-leadbetter-9781845021160","title":"Times Past 2: Every Picture Tells a Story","description":"A nostalgic photographic journey through the streets of Glasgow, the follow-up to the hugely successful \"Times Past: The Story of Glasgow\" includes many more spectacular and previously unpublished photographs in a beautifully illustrated volume. Each chapter also includes a specially written introduction by \"Evening Times\" journalist and life-long Glaswegian, Russell Leadbetter. Based on the enormously popular \"Evening Times\" supplement, the \"Times Past\" books tell the remarkable story of the city and its people through carefully selected images. Here, another delve into the archives of the \"Evening Times\" has provided more unforgettable images of Glasgow's past. There are chapters showing a beatific snow-covered Glasgow; famous visitors to the city including James Stewart and Brigitte Bardot; the political city of marching and protest; the city disappearing into its famous fog; the ballrooms and dancehalls; boisterous and ecstatic football fans; and childhood memories long since gone. An all-new section entitled 'Then \u0026amp; Now' shows old aerial photographs of how the city was alongside contemporary comparisons.The result is an illuminating and fascinating illustration of how the city has changed from the past to the present.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49566491967761,"sku":"GOR002246875","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49597955834129,"sku":"GOR005372120","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52110721384721,"sku":"GOR014463333","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1845021169.jpg?v=1750802345"},{"product_id":"you-don-t-have-to-be-in-harlem-book-russell-leadbetter-9781851587469","title":"You Don't Have to be in Harlem","description":"It lasted 12 years and has been gone for seven, but thousands of people in Scotland and abroad still mourn its absence. The Glasgow Apollo - the final incarnation of Green's Playhouse - was a shabby, rundown venue. Yet it had stunning atmosphere and rock groups were desperate to play there. Many acts rated it amongst the top venues of the world and it has attained almost mythical proportions in the minds of those who played there or who went there as fans. At least one rock giant reportedly wept as he visited the ruined and empty site where the Apollo once stood. With anecdotes and photographs, this book sets out to reveal the magic that was the Glasgow Apollo.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":50468522885393,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50468524556561,"sku":"GOR003362683","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53097498083601,"sku":"GOR002811524","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1851587462.jpg?v=1751060724"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-russell-leadbetter.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}