Austerity Britain: Smoke in the Valley
Austerity Britain: Smoke in the Valley
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Volume Two of the Sunday Times bestseller The second volume in a ground-breaking series that will tell the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 as never before
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Austerity Britain: Smoke in the Valley by David Kynaston
David Kynaston's Austerity Britain 1945-51, the first book in his series Tales of a New Jerusalem, was a major Sunday Times bestseller in 2007. Here is the second volume from this landmark book covering 1948-51. Continuing his groundbreaking series about post-war Britain, Kynaston presents a breathtaking portrait of our nation through eyewitness accounts, newspapers of the time and previously unpublished diaries. Drawing on the everyday experiences of people from all walks of life, Smoke in the Valley covers the length and breadth of the country to tell its story. This is an unsurpassed social history: intensely evocative to those who were there and eye-opening for their children and grandchildren.
'A cracking read.. evocative and entertaining' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderful ... will surely be one of the greatest and most enduring publishing ventures for generations. It is very hard to praise the author too highly' Observer 'Kynaston's rivetingly enjoyable book has a quality of glorious abundance and plenty' Philip Hensher, Spectator 'As a portrait of an age which shaped much of modern Britain, it is unsurpassed ... a plum- duff of a book for both the historian and the general reader' Guardian
David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. He has been a professional historian since 1973 and has written fifteen books, including The City of London (1994-2001), a widely acclaimed four-volume history, and W.G.'s Birthday Party, an account of the Gentleman vs. the Players at Lord's in July 1898. He is currently a visiting professor at Kingston University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747592280 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747592284 |
| Title | Austerity Britain: Smoke in the Valley |
| Author | David Kynaston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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