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Author: Harry Titley Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1504995767 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 274
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Set in an industrial, relatively poor district of North Staffordshire, “A Staffordshire Lad” is a sensitive, innocent, and frank portrayal of an ordinary boy growing up during the Second World War in an ordinary family amongst ordinary people. There are no heroes. It is a story that was common to tens of thousands of children born at this time, and it is this very ordinariness that gives it its power. The story provides an insight into the author’s grandparents struggling to make ends meet, the risks of childbirth, and the dangers to coal miners. It paints graphic descriptions of those times, experiences that were still prevalent during and after the author’s birth. It provides a journey of a child born in the austere times of the midthirties, already under the shadow of war, through the conflict, family life, education, playing, and development through to national service and adulthood. It contains many of the elements of wartime childhood, such as rationing, evacuees, gas masks, air-raid shelters, and identity cards. The author describes that some parts of the story are written reflectively and some retrospectively, ignoring the traditional rules of tense. “Sometimes I would type away in ‘diary fashion,’ adding bits and pieces as they came to me, but more often than not, I would get lost in the past and relive the times as if they were happening for the first time.” It is more than a snapshot; it is a microcosm of the times when most people’s lives were on hold, not only in the years prior to and during the war, but also for a long period afterwards. It is a work of social history that helps bring back powerful memories.
Author: Harry Titley Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1504995767 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
Set in an industrial, relatively poor district of North Staffordshire, “A Staffordshire Lad” is a sensitive, innocent, and frank portrayal of an ordinary boy growing up during the Second World War in an ordinary family amongst ordinary people. There are no heroes. It is a story that was common to tens of thousands of children born at this time, and it is this very ordinariness that gives it its power. The story provides an insight into the author’s grandparents struggling to make ends meet, the risks of childbirth, and the dangers to coal miners. It paints graphic descriptions of those times, experiences that were still prevalent during and after the author’s birth. It provides a journey of a child born in the austere times of the midthirties, already under the shadow of war, through the conflict, family life, education, playing, and development through to national service and adulthood. It contains many of the elements of wartime childhood, such as rationing, evacuees, gas masks, air-raid shelters, and identity cards. The author describes that some parts of the story are written reflectively and some retrospectively, ignoring the traditional rules of tense. “Sometimes I would type away in ‘diary fashion,’ adding bits and pieces as they came to me, but more often than not, I would get lost in the past and relive the times as if they were happening for the first time.” It is more than a snapshot; it is a microcosm of the times when most people’s lives were on hold, not only in the years prior to and during the war, but also for a long period afterwards. It is a work of social history that helps bring back powerful memories.
Author: George F. Mason Publisher: ISBN: 9780956389060 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 172
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A series of extremely funny tales from the author's childhood, which he spent in a small village in Staffordshire. He came from a large family and like most of his friends he lived in a council house, but that didn't stop him having a great time. Set in the ten years between the mid-fifties and mid-sixties he tell tales about fishing, escapades with his friends and his father who was a hard drinking man that was a stranger to a night in front of telly. This isn't a book about childhood misery because the stories in this book are not only funny and heart-warming, they also provide a record of what village boys did for entertainment in the days before computers and ipads were invented. Every person has stories to tell from their childhood and the author is very proud to relate his in this book.
Author: Harry Titley Publisher: ISBN: 9781438941790 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 240
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Set in an industrial, relatively poor district of North Staffordshire, "A Staffordshire Lad' is a sensitive, innocent and frank portrayal of an ordinary boy growing up during the Second World War in an ordinary family amongst ordinary people. There are no heroes. It is a story that was common to tens of thousands of children born at this time and it is this very ordinariness that gives it its power. The story provides an insight into the author's grandparents, struggling to make ends meet, the risks of childbirth and the dangers to coalminers. It paints graphic descriptions of those times; experiences that were still prevalent during and after the author's birth. It provides a journey of a child born in the austere times of the mid-thirties, already under the shadow of war, through the conflict, family life, education, playing and development through to national service and adulthood. It contains many of the elements of wartime childhood such as rationing, evacuees, gas masks, air-raid shelters and identity cards. The author describes that some parts of the story are written reflectively and some retrospectively, ignoring the traditional rules of tense. "Sometimes I would type away in 'diary fashion' adding bits and pieces as they came to me, but more often than not I would get lost in the past and re-live the times as if they were happening for the first time'. It is more than a snapshot; it is a microcosm of the times when most people's lives were on hold, not only in the years prior to and during the war, but also for a long period afterwards. It is a work of social history that helps bring back powerful memories.
Author: Kate Gomez Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0750982861 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 206
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DID YOU KNOW? A gravestone in the churchyard of St Edwards at Leek suggests that the deceased died at the ripe old age of 438! The ashes of Hanley-born Sir Stanley Matthews are buried beneath the centre circle at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium. The sun sets twice in Leek each summer solstice. Sarah Westwood from Lichfield was the last woman to be executed at Stafford Gaol, in 1844. THE LITTLE BOOK OF STAFFORDSHIRE is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Staffordshire’s famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, customs ancient and modern, transport, battles and ghostly appearances. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
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