Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Great Britain

Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Great Britain
Stephen Halliday
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Hardback
h172 x 130mm - 144pg
14 Mar 2019 UK
Locally sourced in NZ eta 7-15 days
9781910821206
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"Amazing & Extraordinary Facts about Great Britain" unearths the hidden legends, laws, landscapes, discoveries, adventures and locations that have shaped Britain's compelling, and at times, tumultuous past. Explore how Britain was formed - its geology and climate, the quirky characters and events of its history and the origin of British institutions, such as public schools, fish and chips and driving on the left hand side. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.

Battle of Britain
British at War, The
British Prime Ministers
Cricket
English Countryside, The
Ghosts
Great Britain
J R R Tolkien
James Bond
Kings and Queens
Leonardo Da Vinci
London at War
Olympics, The
Prime Ministers
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Steam Age, The
Titanic
Titanic, The
Underground Railways of the World

Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in British and industrial history. He is an authority on the history of London, with a special interest in the great engineering works. He is the author of The Great Stink: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis (Sutton 1999) and Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts. He contributes articles and reviews to magazines such as Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History and History Today.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781910821206
Published: 14 Mar 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Rydon Publishing
Publisher: Rydon Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 172mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 144

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