The High Girders: The gripping true story of a Victorian dream that ended in tragedy

Author:   John Prebble
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
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9781474616188


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 May 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Prebble
Publisher:   Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:   Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.215kg
ISBN:  

9781474616188


ISBN 10:   1474616186
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   27 May 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction * SCOTSMAN * A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience * THE TIMES * One of our leading historians, whose works ... are as scholarly as they are readable * OBSERVER *


One of our leading historians, whose works ... are as scholarly as they are readable * OBSERVER * A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience * THE TIMES * Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction * SCOTSMAN *


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John Prebble was born in 1921. He became a journalist in 1934 and served with the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He wrote a number of novels and acclaimed works of non-fiction, many centred around Scotland, and his first bestseller was THE HIGH GIRDERS, originally published in 1956. His book CULLODEN was made into a BBC documentary, and he co-wrote the screenplay for the film ZULU. John Prebble was awarded the OBE in 1998, and died in 2001.

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