Birmingham Rose

Author : Annie Murray
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330534666

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Birmingham Rose by Annie Murray Pdf

A heartfelt Birmingham saga, Birmingham Rose is Annie Murray's debut novel and was a Sunday Times bestseller. Life is bleak for Rose Lucas, a spirited, intelligent girl, born into a large family in the slums of pre-war Birmingham. But her friendship with Diana, daughter of a vicar from middle-class Moseley, gives her hope. She learns to aspire to a different kind of existence, vowing never to become a child-bearing drudge like her mother. Life, however, never follows the way of dreams. After a childhood marked by tragedy, Rose eventually finds and loses the love for which she has striven so hard. From Italy, where she has travelled during the Second World War, she is forced to return to Birmingham and an unhappy marriage, her hopes and illusions shattered. But Rose will not be defeated and she, too, is determined to rise once again above the devastation of her life . . .

Author : Joseph McKenna
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781476641461

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The Gun Makers of Birmingham, 1660-1960 by Joseph McKenna Pdf

Tracing the history and development of gun-making in Birmingham, England--for many years a center of the world's firearms industry--this book covers innovations in design and manufacture of both military and sporting arms from 1660 through 1960. The city is perhaps best known for mass-producing some of the most battle-tested weapons in history, including the Brown Bess musket, the Webley revolver and the Lee-Enfield rifle. Yet Birmingham's gun-makers have carried on a centuries-long tradition of crafting high quality hand-made sporting guns.

Author : Kelly's directories, ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1124 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590557628

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Post office directory of Birmingham, Warwickshire, and part of Staffordshire (of Birmingham, with Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire) [afterw.] Kelly's directory of Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire by Kelly's directories, ltd Pdf

Author : National Union of Teachers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015062763662

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Annual Report [with List of Associations in Union]. by National Union of Teachers Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555101327

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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Annie Murray
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447203582

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Meet Me Under the Clock by Annie Murray Pdf

As the pressures of rationing, bombing raids and sleepless nights grow, two sisters must decide what they really want from life – and if they're brave enough to fight for it. Meet Me Under the Clock is a beautiful wartime story from Annie Murray. Growing up in Birmingham, Sylvia and Audrey Whitehouse have always been like chalk and cheese. When the Second World War breaks out, Sylvia is still dreaming of her forthcoming marriage to fiancé Ian – while Audrey jumps at the career opportunities the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) throws her way. Audrey joins the ranks at RAF Cardington but soon finds that her new freedom also brings temptation. When she goes too far, the consequences ripple through the Whitehouse family. Meanwhile, Sylvia is doing her bit as a railway porter, much to her fiancé’s dismay. He thinks the job is unfeminine - unlike Sylvia's new friend Kitty, who is as sweet and pretty as can be. But Kitty's innocent nature hides a dark secret . . . A heartbreaking yet inspiring wartime set novel, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn.

Author : Glenn T. Eskew
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807861325

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But for Birmingham by Glenn T. Eskew Pdf

Birmingham served as the stage for some of the most dramatic and important moments in the history of the civil rights struggle. In this vivid narrative account, Glenn Eskew traces the evolution of nonviolent protest in the city, focusing particularly on the sometimes problematic intersection of the local and national movements. Eskew describes the changing face of Birmingham's civil rights campaign, from the politics of accommodation practiced by the city's black bourgeoisie in the 1950s to local pastor Fred L. Shuttlesworth's groundbreaking use of nonviolent direct action to challenge segregation during the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1963, the national movement, in the person of Martin Luther King Jr., turned to Birmingham. The national uproar that followed on Police Commissioner Bull Connor's use of dogs and fire hoses against the demonstrators provided the impetus behind passage of the watershed Civil Rights Act of 1964. Paradoxically, though, the larger victory won in the streets of Birmingham did little for many of the city's black citizens, argues Eskew. The cancellation of protest marches before any clear-cut gains had been made left Shuttlesworth feeling betrayed even as King claimed a personal victory. While African Americans were admitted to the leadership of the city, the way power was exercised--and for whom--remained fundamentally unchanged.

Author : Annie Murray
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330528139

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Birmingham Friends by Annie Murray Pdf

A remarkable, stirring novel, Birmingham Friends perfectly captures the complicated intimacy of female relationships. Anna has always been exceptionally close to her mother, Kate and as a child, was captivated by the stories her mother would tell of her childhood in Birmingham with her best friend, Olivia. Olivia and Kate seemed to have a magical friendship. But when Kate dies, she leaves her daughter a final story, one that this time tells the whole truth of her life with Olivia Kemp. As Anna reads, she is shocked to discover how little she really knew about the mother she felt so close to. With Kate's words of caution ringing in her head, she goes in search of the one woman who can answer urgent questions about her mother's life, and about her own . . . *Birmingham Friends was originally published as Kate and Olivia*

Author : Walter Showell,Thomas T. Harman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547123385

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Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham by Walter Showell,Thomas T. Harman Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham" (A History and Guide, Arranged Alphabetically) by Walter Showell, Thomas T. Harman. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : William Hutton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368264628

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A History of Birmingham by William Hutton Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : William Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Birmingham (England)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036951676

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The History of Birmingham by William Hutton Pdf

Author : William Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10064015

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The Life of William Hutton, Stationer, of Birmingham by William Hutton Pdf

Author : Richard Seyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590898492

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Record of failures and liquidations in the financial, international, wholesale and manufacturing branches of commerce ... in the United Kingdom ... 1865 to ... 1876. 1865 to 1884 by Richard Seyd Pdf

Author : William Hutton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108084062

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An History of Birmingham by William Hutton Pdf

This greatly praised topographical history was first published in 1782; this reissue is of the enlarged second edition of 1783.

Author : William HUTTON (F.S.A. Sco.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1783
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019349622

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An History of Birmingham, etc. Second edition, with ... additions by William HUTTON (F.S.A. Sco.) Pdf