history into print


2008/2009
- NEW RELEASES

Edwardian School cov

Diary of an Edwardian School
Maurice R. Western

Slade School has gone through many life-changing moments, since it was first given birth in 1904. From the euphoria of success to the heartache of loss, the school has continued to endure, undeterred by the educational changes that have been thrust upon it through the ages. It is to be hoped that, captured within these pages, all scholars may learn, in as entertaining a way as possible, the life of a school as events unfold through the disparate decades of the twentieth century...

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Gentle Rebel cov The Gentle Rebel
June Picken

June Picken describes her eventful upbringing in pre-war Birmingham and life as a Land Girl in the Warwickshire countryside in 1943.

She tells of how in early childhood she was inquisitive and headstrong, reaching her mid-teens with the desire to leave school early and enter the workplace. Once in the office, though, life was disrupted by the outbreak of war...

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  Content to Concerve cov Content to Conserve
C.T. Wareing

Tom Wareing’s first public appointment was to the governing body of Dingleside Middle School in 1970, since when he has served as chairman of the governing body. C.T. Wareing was elected to Redditch Urban District Council in 1972, followed by election too in 1973, to Hereford & Worcester County Council; serving with short breaks since on Redditch Borough Council and since 1997 on Worcestershire County Council, retiring in 2005. This book is an account of the very busy years on the W.C.C....

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My River of Life cov My River of Life
Ron Jones

Ron Jones describes his early childhood in Birmingham and the difficult times for his parents who nevertheless instilled into him the qualities of honesty and respect for others.

Called up for the army and, after primary training, sent to Scotland, he was posted to the ‘Kings Shropshire Light Infantry’ regiment. Here is described the harsh and difficult training for the secret objective of landing on the coast of France on June 6th 1944, D-Day...

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