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How the Pershore Plum Won the Great War
Maggie Andrews
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Description for How the Pershore Plum Won the Great War
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
The First World War was won not just on the battlefields but on the Home Front, by the men, women and children left behind. This book explores the lives of the people of Pershore and the surrounding district in wartime, drawing on their memories, letters, postcards, photographs, leaflets and recipes to demonstrate how their hard work in cultivating and preserving fruit and vegetables helped to win the Great War. Pershore plums were used to make jam for the troops; but ensuring these and other fruits and vegetables were grown and harvested required the labour of land girls, Boy Scouts, schoolchildren, ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750965163
SKU
V9780750965163
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
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