Beyond Nab End by William Woodruff

Beyond Nab End by William Woodruff

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The second volume of Woodruff's memoirs starts with him having arrived in Poplar in the early 1930s. On spec, he turns up at a steel foundry and luckily gets a job, also finding digs with an old couple in Bow. It also covers his winning of a place at Oxford and his part in the war effort.

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Beyond Nab End by William Woodruff

The second volume of Woodruff's memoirs starts with him having arrived in Poplar in the early 1930s. On spec, he turns up at a steel foundry and luckily gets a job, also finding digs with an old couple in Bow. It also covers his winning of a place at Oxford and his part in the war effort.
From his birth in 1916 until he ran away to London, William Woodruff lived in the heart of Blackburn's weaving community. He eventually went to Oxford University, is now 85 and lives in Florida.
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ISBN 13 9780316725309
ISBN 10 0316725307
Title Beyond Nab End
Author William Woodruff
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 2003-01-02
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.