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Great Glasgow Stories
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Author : John Burrowes
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-14
Great Glasgow Stories written by John Burrowes and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with History categories.
Few cities in the world abound with so many extraordinary stories as Glasgow. The city has been the silent witness to some of the most significant events of the past century, from major triumphs to cataclysmic calamities, and the best of these anecdotes are compiled here to form this unique collection. Amongst the notable events revisited are the launching of the Queen Mary, which captivated the city's inhabitants in 1934, the victorious 16-month work-in campaign by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in the early 1970s, the Ibrox disaster of 1971 and the plague that gripped the Gorbals in 1900. Some of Glasgow's most successful people are also covered, including Clydeside revolutionary John Maclean, founder of the Barras Maggie McIver and the inimitable Billy Connolly, whose humour and colourful personality are synonymous with the city. From the Battle of George Square to the bravery of the Glasgow people during the Blitz, Great Glasgow Stories provides an all-encompassing view of the city throughout the eras.
Glasgow
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Author : John Burrowes
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-14
Glasgow written by John Burrowes and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with History categories.
Not only has Glasgow produced some incredible personalities, it has also been witness to some of the greatest happenings of our times. These outstanding people and epoch-making events are featured in Glasgow: Tales of the City. As a result of painstaking research, some startling new facts have emerged about the life and times of some of the city's most interesting characters. The many individuals documented in this book include the world's greatest pilot, whose many flying feats are still held in great awe today and unlikely ever to be repeated. He was hailed as a hero in America, they gave a him a ticker-tape reception in New York and Hollywood begged him to be a star. More recently, Glasgow was popularised by a TV programme about the city's tough police officer Taggart. The role of the Glasgow detective made Mark McManus one of Scotland's first international TV stars, and Mark's own life story makes equally compelling reading. Before Billy Connolly, Glasgow's greatest-ever comedian was Lex McLean. He smashed all the box-office records in a Glasgow theatre and became a legend in his own lifetime. His story has never before been told in such detail. This is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating studies of Scotland's largest city ever published.
Great Glasgow Characters
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Author : John Burrowes
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-09-30
Great Glasgow Characters written by John Burrowes and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with History categories.
There are few cities in the world to rival Glasgow and the extraordinary happenings that have occurred there, and in this engrossing sequel to Great Glasgow Stories, more of the finest of these are recounted. From the story of the biggest youth movement the world has ever known to the life and crimes of Scotland's most colourful criminal, Johnny Ramensky, whom even the police dubbed 'Gentle Johnny', a vivid picture of the city's eventful history emerges. Elsewhere, the hilarious scenes that greeted the most sensational visitor Glasgow ever had - Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess - are recounted, and the shocking case of one of BBC radio drama's best-known personalities, who was found brutally murdered in his flat in Govan, is explored. Read, too, about doomed pugilist Jackie Peterson, dubbed 'the second Benny Lynch', and about the accidental death in 1931 of Celtic's 'Prince of Goalkeepers', John Thomson, which shocked the city and remains the saddest event in the club's history. These are just some of the highlights to be found in this compelling collection of stories about the great city of Glasgow and its myriad entertaining characters.
Great Glasgow Stories Ii
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Author : John Burrowes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Great Glasgow Stories Ii written by John Burrowes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Glasgow (Scotland) categories.
The Real Gorbals Story
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Author : Colin MacFarlane
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-07-22
The Real Gorbals Story written by Colin MacFarlane and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-22 with Science categories.
Colin MacFarlane was born in the Gorbals in the 1950s, 20 years after the publication of No Mean City, the classic novel about pre-war life in what was once Glasgow's most deprived district. He lived in the same street as its fictional 'razor king', Johnnie Stark, and subsequently realised that a lot of the old characters represented in the book were still around as late as the 1960s. Men still wore bunnets and played pitch and toss; women still treated the steamie as their social club. The razor gangs were running amok once again, and filth, violence, crime, rats, poverty and drunkenness abounded, just like they did in No Mean City. MacFarlane witnessed the last days of the old Gorbals as a major regeneration programme, begun in 1961, was implemented, and, as a street boy, he had a unique insight into a once great community in rapid decline. In this engrossing book, MacFarlane reveals what it was really like to live in the old Gorbals.
The Great Big Glasgow South Story Book 2011
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Author : Glasgow South
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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The Great Big Glasgow South Story Book 2011 written by Glasgow South and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Irish
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Author : John Burrowes
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-14
Irish written by John Burrowes and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with History categories.
Irish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of the coming together of a nation and a city. This is the tale of those who escaped a nightmare existence in the poorest and most deprived country in Europe and changed the city of Glasgow forever. Irish brings to life the horrot of those grim days and reveals the unimaginable suffering endured as a result of the Potatoe Blight. It describes in vivid detail the hazards and hardships faced by those fleeing Ireland in search of a better life overseas, including a startling account of one of the most deplorable maritime crimes ever committed, the voyage of the SS Londonderry. The coming of the Irish to Glasgow had a bigger impact on the city than other event. Now, for the first time, the truth about this most significant and stirring episode is vividly unfolded. It tells of the contribution made by Irish labourers in Glasgow to the Industrial Revolution; reveals that the legendary football clubs of Celtic and Rangers may never have existed were it not for the migrant's arrival; and describes the "Partick War", and the occasion of the first-ever Orange Walk.
Glasgow In The Great War
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Author : Derek Tait
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-08-30
Glasgow In The Great War written by Derek Tait and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-30 with History categories.
When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Glasgow for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years. The story of Glasgow in the Great War is both an interesting and intriguing one. This book covers this historic citys involvement from the commencement of the Great War in July 1914, to the Armistice in November 1918, describing in great detail what happened to the city and its people, including their everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city.Glasgow played a key role in the deployment of troops to Northern Europe as well as supplying vital munitions. Local men responded keenly to recruitment drives and thousands of soldiers were billeted in the city before being sent off to fight the enemy overseas. The city also played a vital role in caring for the many wounded soldiers who returned home from the Front.The effect of the war on Glasgow was great. By the end of the conflict, there wasn't a family in Glasgow who hadn't lost a son, father, nephew, uncle or brother. There were tremendous celebrations in the streets as the end of the war was announced but the effects of the war lasted for years to come.Glasgow in the Great War features many forgotten news stories of the day and includes a considerable collection of rare photographs last seen in newspapers nearly 100 years ago.
Benny
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Author : John Burrowes
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-14
Benny written by John Burrowes and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Before Benny, nobody from the Gorbals became World Champion of anything...' Benny Lynch was Scotland's first World Boxing Champion and the most talked-about British sportsman of his generation. In fact, many consider him to be the finest fighter the country has ever produced. Benny is the amazing account of how Lynch battled his way above and beyond the 'fifty-shilling men' of his home town of Glasgow to become the champion of Scotland, Britain, Europe and the world, earning a reputation as one of the greatest pugilists of all time. But this absorbing biography also details how his career sadly came to a premature halt because of Lynch's alcoholism, which destroyed his health and led to him being abandoned by his countless followers. It took his tragic death at the age of only 33 to restore the fallen idol to legendary status again. The gritty reality of the daily grind of life in the Depression-era Gorbals is captured vividly in this remarkable story of the rise and tragic fall of a fighting legend.
The Glasgow Story
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Glasgow Story written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Glasgow (Scotland) categories.
"As told by some of Scotland's best writers, and illustrated with 15,000 images from the collections of the city's great libraries, museums and universities. From fine art to fitba', Provosts to peever, you'll find it all here. TheGlasgowStory tells the story of Glasgow in words and pictures. The essays have been specially commissioned from some of the best-known writers on the city and its history and the images come from the archives of the city's museums, galleries and private collections."--Home page.