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egyptian pharaoh
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facts about glasgow
glasgow
glasgow cathedral
glasgow facts
glasgow history
glasgow trivia
history of glasgow
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native american chief
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quirky guide
reference
scotland
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tardis
tardises
Product details
- ISBN 9781803998558
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jan 2025
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Did you know?
- Part of the Antonine Wall runs through the course of Cawder Golf Club.
- The nursery rhyme ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ was written by Glasgow man William Miller.
- Rab Ha’, a nineteenth-century celebrity known as ‘the Glasgow glutton’, once ate an entire calf.
The Little Book of Glasgow is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and hundreds of fascinating facts.
Geoff Holder’s new book gathers together a myriad of data on Glasgow. Discover why two archbishops had a fight at the door of the cathedral, find directions to an Egyptian pharaoh and a Native American chief, and learn where you can find half-a-dozen Tardises. A handy reference and quirky guide, this book is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
GEOFF HOLDER is a full-time writer covering such diverse subjects as walking, natural history, archaeology, music and art. He is the author of a number of titles, including The Guide to Mysterious Glasgow, Scottish Bodysnatchers and 101 Things to do with a Stone Circle.
