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Download or read book The Streets of Brum written by Carl Chinn and published by . This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was there an oak in Selly Oak? How is Smallbrook Street connected to a vicious family feud? Where is Spiceal Street and why is it important? Who was Tinker Fox and what connection is there between the Adderleys and Saltley? How are the city's Civil War connections reflected in its names? This book looks at scores of street names of Birmingham.
Book Synopsis The Gangs of Birmingham by : Philip Gooderson
Download or read book The Gangs of Birmingham written by Philip Gooderson and published by Milo Books Ltd. This book was released on with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1870s, the boomtown of Birmingham erupted in a series of vicious gang wars. Mobs of youths armed with stones, knives and belt buckles fought pitched battles in a struggle for territorial supremacy. Known as "sloggers", they drew their numbers from the workshops and factories that made guns, nails and jewellery, and lived cheek-by-jowl in overcrowded, insanitary slums. Author Philip Gooderson traces the history of these warring factions from their first appearance in the Cheapside area to the later rise of the "peaky blinders", new gangs named for their peaked caps and long fringes. He describes for the first time the brutal antics of once-infamous fighters such as the Simpson and Harper brothers and the police killer George "Cloggy" Williams, and explains the eventual demise of the gangs at the turn of the century. The Gangs of Birmingham brings to vivid life a forgotten chapter in the history of British gangland.
Download or read book Brum and Brummies written by Carl Chinn and published by . This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Carl Chinn MBE is well known as an academic, broadcaster and author. A passionate Brummie, he is Community Historian at The University of Birmingham, a regular columnist for The Birmingham Evening Mail, and a presenter of his own local history radio show from BBC Pebble Mill. He is also the author of many books on Birmingham's history. Meticulously researched, Brum and Brummies 3 includes extracts from the many accounts sent to Carl by men and women who remember the Birmingham of yesteryear. This third fully illustrated volume on the people and places of old Birmingham will reawaken many memories. The book is dedicated, in the author's words, to all Brummies proud of our city and proud of our forebears.
Download or read book Brum Rocked On written by Laurie Hornsby and published by . This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laurie Hornsby rediscovers the haunts and venues that played host to the ongoing 1960s revolution, and follows the escapades of the pioneering characters who made it there business to guarantee that 'Brum Rocked On'.
Download or read book Brummie Kid written by Graham V. Twist and published by . This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brummie Kid is a fascinating recollection of the experience of growing up in the slums of Nechells and Aston. All the harshness of daily life is remembered here by local author Graham Twist. Despite hard living conditions and a distinct lack of money, a strong community spirit prevailed and families and neighbourhoods were close-knit. In these tough times you hoped nobody noticed you going to the 'pop shop' to pawn precious valuables, siphoning petrol from cars under the nose of the local bobby, or sneaking into the flicks without paying - though everyone was more or less in the same boat. Here are more funny, heart-warming stories from the backstreets of Birmingham which are sure to rekindle old memories. 'Me and my mate used to go to the George Street Baths - our moms would give us a tanner and a piece of soap and off we would go. Because we were only small we'd share a bath. The attendant let you into the bathroom and you had about half an hour to do your bit. For me, who had only ever had baths in our oval galvanised tin effort (and after everybody else in our house, so that the water was tepid and grey coloured), to have real hot water and as much as you liked was sheer luxury.'
Book Synopsis The Quirky Guide to Birmingham by : R. J. Hutcheson
Download or read book The Quirky Guide to Birmingham written by R. J. Hutcheson and published by Quirky Guides Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-17 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Break from the shackles of traditional guidebooks and bid farewell to the crowds. Free your mind of dull comparisons with Venetian canals. You deserve better and this is the quite interesting stuff you didn’t know you wanted to know. From City Centre to open road, more than 100 unconventionalities await you and they’re all free to see. It’s the street museum of the marvellously mundane, the gratis gallery of graveyards and graffiti. Box fresh oddities are revealed. Age old myths flaunted on shiny plaques are exposed. Uncover astonishing life stories and tragic deaths of Brummies you may not have heard of but won’t be able to forget. If you prefer sofa centric exploration, every chapter is brought to life with exclusive photographs and illustrations.
Download or read book Peaky Blinders written by Hourly History and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the remarkable history of the Peaky Blinders...Peaky Blinders is a popular BBC television series about an organized crime family in post-World War I Birmingham, England, but does this series depict the factual history of Birmingham? As it turns out, there were Peaky Blinders in Birmingham, and they terrorized those streets long before World War I. The Peaky Blinders rose to prominence in the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions of late Victorian Birmingham in the 1870s. Their ranks were composed of the working poor-trade union members who were fiercely loyal to each other-children who had no place else to go, and career criminals. Just how organized they became and the exact extent of their involvement in crimes other than street fighting and assault is a subject of some debate, but they did build a fierce reputation as violent criminals that plagued the citizens of this industrial city for a little over a decade. The Peaky Blinders were well-known for both their stylish clothing and their violent nature. No man, woman, or child was safe when they were on the prowl. The Peaky Blinders left a profound impression on the city they terrorized, and over 150 years later, their legend lives on in film and song. This book tells their story, from the early days of the slogging gangs to the end of the Peaky Blinder era in the lead up to World War I. Discover a plethora of topics such as Birmingham, the Birthplace of the Peaky Blinders Rise of the Peaky Blinders Mob Rule The Law Strikes Back The End of an Era The World Moves On: World War I And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on the Peaky Blinders, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
Download or read book White Devil written by Stephen Brumwell and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fast-moving tale of courage, cruelty, hardship, and savagery."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England--both in alliance with Native American tribes--fought each other in a series of bloody battles and terrifying raids. No confrontation was more brutal and notorious than the massacre of the British garrison of Fort William Henry--an incident memorably depicted in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. That atrocity stoked calls for revenge, and the tough young Major Robert Rogers and his "Rangers" were ordered north into enemy territory to exact it. On the morning of October 4, 1759, Rogers and his men surprised the Abenaki Indian village of St. Francis, slaughtering its sleeping inhabitants without mercy. A nightmarish retreat followed. When, after terrible hardships, the raiders finally returned to safety, they were hailed as heroes by the colonists, and their leader was immortalized as "the brave Major Rogers." But the Abenakis remembered Rogers differently: To them he was Wobomagonda--"White Devil."
Book Synopsis Quetzalli's Last Song by : Desiree Ghandour-Fawaz
Download or read book Quetzalli's Last Song written by Desiree Ghandour-Fawaz and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When President Orains gets re-elected for a third term in 2025, the nation plunges into a second Civil War. Doomed for the Brazos camp, Brum Hesles, her two siblings and mother flee their home in the Houston archipelago overnight, leaving her father behind. Assisted by the Unity Forces, a resistance group fighting the new Great Republic’s regime, Brum reaches the safety of her mother’s ancestral home in the Oaxacan town of El Nidal. There, in the relative safety of her mysterious great-aunt’s house, she discovers a library brimming with strange manuscripts, artifacts, and the “musical” key to a world she thinks is safer than her own. Who is the heiress of Mitla? And what in Beydo’s name is the Flow? The fate of the Realms and the entire world might unexpectedly rest on the shoulders of an olive-skinned, teenage girl: Brum Hesles, the Keeper of Resonance. Book Review 1: “The book is absolutely wonderful… and I didn’t want it to end.” -- Elizabeth Thurmond (proofreader of Artemis Fowl, Bartimaeus, Kane Chronicles, and the Gallagher Girls series.)
Book Synopsis Brum and the Naughty Dog by : Zig Peterson
Download or read book Brum and the Naughty Dog written by Zig Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2004-06-17 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's mayhem in the Big Town when Scruffy, the naughty dog, runs away. Can superhero Brum Whizz to the rescue? Sticker fun and storybook in one!
Book Synopsis Peaky Blinders: The Legacy - The real story of Britain's most notorious 1920s gangs by : Carl Chinn
Download or read book Peaky Blinders: The Legacy - The real story of Britain's most notorious 1920s gangs written by Carl Chinn and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Carl Chinn The Peaky Blinders as we know them, thanks to the hit TV series, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family have become cult anti-heroes. Well-known social historian, broadcaster and author, Carl Chinn, revealed the true story of the notorious gang in his bestselling Peaky Blinders: The Real Story and now in this follow-up book, he explores the legacy they created in Birmingham and beyond. What happened to them and their gangland rivals? In Peaky Blinders: The Legacy we revisit the world of Billy Kimber's Peaky Blinders, exploring their legacy throughout the 1920s and 30s, and how their burgeoning empires spread across the UK. Delve into the street wars across the country, the impact of the declaration of War on Gangs by the Home Secretary after The Racecourse War in 1921, and how black-market bookmaking gave way to new and daring opportunities for the likes of Sabini, Alfie Solomon and some new faces in the murky gangland underworld. Drawing on Carl's inimitable research, interviews and original sources, find out just what happened to this incredible cast of characters, revealing the true legacy of the Peaky Blinders.
Download or read book Bright LIes written by Aa Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's learned too much, too young. Can she break free? A psychological thriller printed in Verdana 14 point with 1.5 line spacing.
Download or read book Birmingham written by Carl Chinn and published by University of Birmingham. This book was released on 2003 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This bibliography is an important contribution to the democratisation of Birmingham's history. It brings together the knowledge and expertise of nineteen historians and other experts, each of whom gives an overview of a major topic and a list of essential sources or a guide to collections of source materials. Together they open up the city's past to researchers of all kinds." -- BACK COVER.
Book Synopsis The Girl from Hockley by : Kathleen Dayus
Download or read book The Girl from Hockley written by Kathleen Dayus and published by Virago. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Girl from Hockley is a new, revised edition bringing together in one new volume this remarkable story. Born into the industrial slums of Birmingham in 1903, Kathleen Dayus became a legend in her own time. She vividly recalls her Edwardian childhood and her life as a young munitions worker during the war, marriage and life below the poverty line in the 1920s. Early widowhood and the Depression forced her to relinquish her children to Dr Barnado's homes until, eight long years later, she could afford a home for them again. Her autobiography is a testament to the indomitable spirit, humour and verve that characterised her life. Her extraordinary memory for the sights, sounds and smells of her youth, her marvellous sense of the comic and above all her spirited refusal to do anything but live life to the full, deservedly made her one of the most compelling storytellers of our time.
Book Synopsis Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts by :
Download or read book Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 101 Things Birmingham Gave the World by : Craig Hamilton
Download or read book 101 Things Birmingham Gave the World written by Craig Hamilton and published by Paradise Circus. This book was released on 2014 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book that proves that Birmingham is not just the crucible of the Industrial Revolution, but the cradle of civilisation. From the team behind hit Birmingham miscellany, Paradise Circus, comes the definitive guide to the 101 things that made the world what it is today - and all of them were made in Birmingham. Read how Birmingham gave the world the wonders of tennis, nuclear war, the Beatles, 'that smell of eggs' and many more... 97 more. "101 Things Birmingham Gave The World, is not a Birmingham of the memory. It is a living breathing thing, wrestling with the city's contradictions, press-ganging the typically arch and understated humour of the Brummie, and an army of little-known facts, both trivial and monumental, into reshaping its confusing reputation." Stewart Lee
Book Synopsis Old Trails and Roads in Penn's Land by : John Thomson Faris
Download or read book Old Trails and Roads in Penn's Land written by John Thomson Faris and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
