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Founded on Iron: Thames Ironworks and the Origins of West Ham United
Brian Belton
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Paperback. A tale of how philanthropy, religious beliefs, Corinthian ethics, entrepreneurial enterprise and the enthusiasm of working people for a game made a sporting institution that would come to embody the culture and history of the Docklands. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
The genesis of West Ham United Football Club is probably the most fascinating of any professional side. The team that would become the pride of East London and pioneers of the modern game first came into the world as Thames Ironworks. Its players were the tough hammer-men who burnt and beat rivets into some of the greatest ships ever built, including the mighty HMS Warrior, a seagoing war-machine, which was, like the company that built it and its football club, ahead of its time. This is a tale of how philanthropy, religious beliefs, Corinthian ethics, entrepeneurial enterprise and the enthusiasm ... Read more
The genesis of West Ham United Football Club is probably the most fascinating of any professional side. The team that would become the pride of East London and pioneers of the modern game first came into the world as Thames Ironworks. Its players were the tough hammer-men who burnt and beat rivets into some of the greatest ships ever built, including the mighty HMS Warrior, a seagoing war-machine, which was, like the company that built it and its football club, ahead of its time. This is a tale of how philanthropy, religious beliefs, Corinthian ethics, entrepeneurial enterprise and the enthusiasm ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752429281
SKU
V9780752429281
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Ref
99-10
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