Headline Britons 1921-1925
| Autor: | Pugh, Peter |
|---|---|
| EAN: | 9781785782091 |
| Sachgruppe: | Geschichte |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 176 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 06.07.2017 |
| Schlagworte: | History - General History |
22,50 €*
Die Verfügbarkeit wird nach ihrer Bestellung bei uns geprüft.
Bücher sind in der Regel innerhalb von 1-2 Werktagen abholbereit.
Headline Britons paints a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Each book covers a five-year span, telling the stories of a number of people who, in that time, stood out among their contemporaries. As the 1920s progressed and Britain tried to recover from the horrors of war, the country enjoyed a short postwar boom - seeing the development of household gadgets such as dishwashers, sterilisers and cigar lighters - but it did not last and soon unemployment grew. Peter Pugh shows in this book that despite the 'swinging twenties' being largely a myth, the decade was enlivened by mouldbreaking characters such as birth control pioneer Marie Stopes, father of the BBC John Reith, and Horatio Bottomley - perhaps the biggest business fraudster of all time.
Weitere Produkte vom selben Autor
