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IT HAPPENED IN SHROPSHIRE IBD

MERLIN UNWIN BOOKS LTD
03 / 2010
9781906122195
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Sinopsis

It Happened in Shropshireáis a vibrant and compelling account of the countyâÇÖs diverse heritage, its heroes, its battles, its discoveries, its crimes.Bob BurrowsâÇÖs highly readable prose transports the reader through time, racing across the landscape of ShropshireâÇÖs past from the woolly mammoths of 10,000 BC, the Roman occupation of Wroxeter and the Battle of Shrewsbury, to the Industrial Revolution and to the sporting achievements and murderous exploits of recent years.The book celebrates Salopians of national renown such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India, Wilfred Owen and Percy Thrower, as well as commemorating the accidents and disasters of:ShropshireâÇÖs ghostly past...and presentThe legends of âÇÖMad JackâÇÖ Mytton and the charismatic outlaw Sir Humphrey KynastonA celebration of Salopian sporting champions: Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Richie Woodhall, Billy WrightShropshireâÇÖs notorious and also its heroic vicarsThe âÇÖBlack PantherâÇÖ and other Salopian murderers exposed

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