Hope and Glory
Author: Maconie, Stuart
ISBN: 9780091926496
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 15 May 2012
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Stuart Maconie travels around Britain, delving into the history of the 20th century to find the key moments that shaped us as a nation
In Hope and Glory Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. Taking one event from each decade of the 20th century, he visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. Stuart goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons from Sir Edmund Hillary to Sid Vicious along the way.
It's quite a trip, full of sex and violence and the occasional scone and jigsaw. From pop stars to politicians, Suffragettes to punks, this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are.
ISBN: 9780091926496
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 15 May 2012
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Stuart Maconie travels around Britain, delving into the history of the 20th century to find the key moments that shaped us as a nation
In Hope and Glory Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. Taking one event from each decade of the 20th century, he visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. Stuart goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons from Sir Edmund Hillary to Sid Vicious along the way.
It's quite a trip, full of sex and violence and the occasional scone and jigsaw. From pop stars to politicians, Suffragettes to punks, this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are.
