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Heroes of Postman´s Park: Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Victorian London
Dr John Price
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
The Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman’s Park, London, is a Victorian monument containing fifty-four ceramic plaques commemorating sixty-two individuals, each of whom lost their own life while attempting to save another. Every plaque tells a tragic and moving story, but the short narratives do little more than whet the appetite and stimulate the imagination about the lives and deaths of these brave characters. Based upon extensive historical research, this book will, for the first time, provide a full and engaging account of the dramatic circumstances behind each of the incidents, and reveal the vibrant and colourful lives led ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750956437
SKU
V9780750956437
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Ref
99-10
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