Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey

Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey

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Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part.

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Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey

Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part.
Catherine Bailey is the author of two bestselling works of twentieth-century history: Black Diamonds and The Secret Rooms. She lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780141019239
ISBN 10 0141019239
Title Black Diamonds
Author Catherine Bailey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2008-03-06
Number of pages 544
Prizes Winner of Portico Prize for Literature: Non-fiction 2008
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