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- ISBN 9780752468662
- Dimensions: 124 x 168mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jun 2013
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Taking you through the year day by day, The Newcastle Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the city.
Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Newcastle’s archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial, military and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
JO BATH worked as an oral historian at Locomotion Museum in Shildon before becoming an oral history archivist at Beamish Museum. She has a PhD in seventeenth-century violent crime and teaches for the Open University. She lives in Newcastle.
RICHARD F. STEVENSON has an MA in History and English from Edinburgh University. He has taught history to secondary school pupils and has been in charge of Heritage Education for Gateshead via its Heritage Centre and libraries.
