Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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Ogden, Annegret S. Ogden.
The Great American Housewife: From helpmate to wage earner, 1776-1986
(Greenwood Press, 1986).
Hardback. Good in slightly chipped dustwrapper, with some pencil annotation on opening pages. xxiiii + 255pp. Order No. NSBK-C15514
Keywords: 0313247528, American, America, United States, US, United States of America, housewife, housewives, eighteenth century, nineteenth century, Victorian, twentieth century, women's work, women and work
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Warren, Geoffrey C. ed.
The Foods We Eat: A Survey of Meals, their Content and Chronology by Season, Day of the Week, Region, Class, and Age, Conducted in Great Britain by the Market Research Division of W. S. Crawford Limited
(Cassell, 1958).
A Survey by the Market Research Division of W. S. Crawford Ltd. Hardback. Very good in torn and stained dustwrapper. v + 169pp. Order No. NSBK-H14312
Keywords: B000LBZWTW, foods, nutrition, surveys, foodstuffs, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, 1950s, market research, diets, regions, ages, class
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Brown, David.
Blip: A Personal History of Huntingdon Town Council 1995-1999
(David Brown, Huntingdon, 1999).
Paperback. Fine. xv + 214pp. Order No. NSBK-A14343
Keywords: 0953776204, town councils, town council, Huntingdon, history, local politics, local government, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Labour, Cambridgeshire
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Coates, Ken and Topham, Anthony.
Industrial Democracy in Great Britain: A Book of Readings and Witnesses for Workers' Control
(Macgibbon and Kee, 1968).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good in slightly worn, slightly marked dustwrapper. xxxvi + 431pp. Order No. NSBK-A14555
Keywords: 0901740888, labour, labor, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, trade unionism, industrial democracy, industrialisation, working classes, trade disputes, wages, pay, Labour Party, shop stewards
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Paul, Nanette B.
The Great Woman Statesman:
(Hogan-Paulus Corporation, 1925).
Hardback. Slight staining to cover, otherwise good+. 169pp. Order No. NSBK-C12659
Keywords: B000862N7E, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, statesman, statesmen, suffrage, suffragettes, temperance, Women's Rights Conventions, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States
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Courtauld, George.
The Pocket Book of British Patriotism: the History of Great Britain and the World
(Sterling Publishing, 2004).
Hardback. White dustwrapper lightly soiled, otherwise a very good copy. 62pp. Order No. NSBK-A15794
Keywords: 9781402728358, history, patriotism
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The Times, .
China's Three Thousand Years: The Story of a Great Civilization
(Times Newspapers Ltd, 1973).
Paperback. Spine faded, creased, otherwise good. xv + 252pp. Order No. NSBK-C9769
Keywords: 0723001081, China, Chinese, Asia, Asian, dynasty, dynasties, Manchus, Opium wars, communism, communists
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Mckenna, Paul.
Great Golf: Paul Mckenna's Sports Hypnosis
(Paul Mckenna Productions, 1998).
Brand new, shrinkwrapped. Totally unused and in mint condition. Audio Cassette. Brand new, shrink wrapped, unused and in MINT condition, well preserved title, scarce and rarely seen. pp. Order No. NSBK-F13805
Keywords: 1900148056, Paul Mckenna, golf, hypnosis, hypnotism, hypnotist, hypnotise, hypnotised, england, english, britain, british, NLP, neuro linguistic programming, bandler, sport, sports, golfing, golfer, golfers, sporting, athlete, athletes, athletic, stage, mind, health, healthy, lifestyle
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Allsop, Gladys.
Reminiscences: Reminiscences of a Manchester Woman
(Janice Owen, 1987).
Paperback. Top spine end damaged (torn and bumped), newspaper review pasted to front endpaper, a good working copy. 61pp. Order No. NSBK-C14871
Keywords: 0951240609, Manchester, North West, history, autobiographies, autobiography, social history, women, Gladys Allsop, Wythenshawe Park, May Day, Whit Monday
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