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Glasgow
Michael Fry
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Description for Glasgow
Hardback. A one volume history of the great city of Glasgow from the Celts to Celtic by the controversial Scottish historian and biographer of Edinburgh. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Beloved, reviled - and not only by Glaswegians - Glasgow isn't just the Industrial Revolution nor the Victorian slums. Founded in the sixth century, its forebears pushed back the Romans. The roof of its cathedral, founded in the twelfth century, survived the Reformation. Its fifteenth-century university welcomed Adam Smith and the Enlightenment. It prospered from sugar, tobacco, cotton and slavery in the eighteenth century, and saw the rise of the Red Clydesiders in the twentieth. Glasgow's not just a city, it's an urban civilization in itself, unique and fruitful. Its denizens have ... Read more
Beloved, reviled - and not only by Glaswegians - Glasgow isn't just the Industrial Revolution nor the Victorian slums. Founded in the sixth century, its forebears pushed back the Romans. The roof of its cathedral, founded in the twelfth century, survived the Reformation. Its fifteenth-century university welcomed Adam Smith and the Enlightenment. It prospered from sugar, tobacco, cotton and slavery in the eighteenth century, and saw the rise of the Red Clydesiders in the twentieth. Glasgow's not just a city, it's an urban civilization in itself, unique and fruitful. Its denizens have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784975821
SKU
V9781784975821
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Ref
99-1
About Michael Fry
Michael Fry is a highly regarded author and journalist, and regular contributor to the Scotsman, the Herald and the Sunday Times. He is the author of a dozen books of Scottish history, including Wild Scots, Edinburgh and The Union.
Reviews for Glasgow
'Fry is at home debunking myths and opening wounds ... Thought-provoking' History Scotland. 'A really interesting book and well worth reading' Westender. 'For those who like their history argumentative and strongly flavoured then [Fry's] book will provide an appetising meal, even a banquet ... Over 10 chapters he explores the likes of trade, industry, religion, class and poverty with a ... Read more