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The East End Then and Now Winston G. Ramsey

The East End Then and Now By Winston G. Ramsey

The East End Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey


$18.49
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

Charting the East End's history, this book features a cast including the Krays, Jack the Ripper, the suffragettes and the philanthropists, as well as major incidents like the sinking of the "Princess Alice", the "Albion", the Sidney Street siege and the Bethnal Green tube shelter disaster.

The East End Then and Now Summary

The East End Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey

Charting the colourful history of the East End, this book relives all the major incidents amid "then and now" photographs. The Ratcliff Highway murders, the sinking of the "Princess Alice", the "Albion" disaster, the Sidney Street siege, the Battle of Cable Street and the Bethnal Green tube shelter disaster are all featured. The philanthropists, suffragettes, Jack the Ripper and the Krays are other high profile characters included in this densely illustrated title.

Table of Contents

The way it was - the recollection of a Poplar boy; Spitalfields, Aldgate and Whitechapel; the Ratcliff Highway murders; the river; worst disaster - the Princess Alice; the Docks; tunnels under the Thames; the Docks continued; the Albion; the Whitechapel murders; the philanthropists; parks; Whitechapel; the anarchists; Whitechapel to Stratford; the suffragettes; Stratford; along the Romford Road; West Ham; Leyton; Leytonstone; The First World War and after; Sir Oswald Mosley and the Battle of Cable Street; The Second World War; Black Saturday; the war on the East End; the Bethnal Green tube shelter disaster; the war continues; the post-war years; bomb-disposal- the legacy; the Krays; East End round-up.

Additional information

GOR001908668
9780900913990
0900913991
The East End Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey
Used - Very Good
Hardback
After the Battle
1997-12-27
528
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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