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Waterfront Blues
Brian Towers
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Description for Waterfront Blues
Paperback. The story of Liverpool - warts and all - written with warmth and passion from the perspective of the working people of the docks. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 maps and photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 824.
This book tells the real story about Liverpool's docklands and the people who lived and worked there. Set against the background of Liverpool's unique urban experience, the author sets out to tell what conditions were actually like in one of the world's largest and most important seaports. Sometimes, this makes for harrowing reading. There was poverty and poor housing. There was massive over-crowding, and the town grew at such a rate that public health in the poorer districts was among the worst in the world. Yet migrants came from near and far in search of work. And the work they ... Read more
This book tells the real story about Liverpool's docklands and the people who lived and worked there. Set against the background of Liverpool's unique urban experience, the author sets out to tell what conditions were actually like in one of the world's largest and most important seaports. Sometimes, this makes for harrowing reading. There was poverty and poor housing. There was massive over-crowding, and the town grew at such a rate that public health in the poorer districts was among the worst in the world. Yet migrants came from near and far in search of work. And the work they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
828g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Lancaster, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859361795
SKU
V9781859361795
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Brian Towers
Brian Towers, from a Liverpool family of seamen, was brought up during and after the Second World War in Walton and around Scotland Road. He was at school in Liverpool and Salford and, later, attended Manchester University, with further degrees from London and Nottingham. After national service he taught coalminers and shop stewards on Nottingham University's day-release courses, and ... Read more
Reviews for Waterfront Blues
Waterfront Blues: The Rise and Fall of Liverpool's Dockland by Brian Towers is a depiction of the bustling city in England which was once one of the most important seaports in Europe and had a large population of poor dock workers and their families who lived in deplorable conditions along the wharf. The book depicts in heart-rending photographs the conditions ... Read more