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Lost Plymouth

Af: Felicity Goodall Engelsk Paperback

Lost Plymouth

Af: Felicity Goodall Engelsk Paperback
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During World War II, Plymouth earned the distinction as the most bombed city outside London. But it was planners not bombers which destroyed most of the history of the city. Few traces remain of the Plymouth''s best known sons, Drake and Hawkins.By the 19th century, houses built by Elizabethan merchants had deteriorated into the worst slums in Europe, second only to Warsaw. The population of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse quadrupled between 1800 and 1840, and whole families were forced to live in tiny windowless rooms. In Castle Street there was a pub every ten metres and every pub was said to be a brothel. Damnation Alley, as Castle Street was dubbed, was the haunt of thousands of soldiers and sailors who passed through en route to serve the British Empire. Thanks to the military, the ''Three Towns'' earned a reputation as the VD capital of Britain, and the city''s women were subject to repressive legislation if they went out at night.Plymouth''s lost history includes the first man to sail round the world in both directions; the shocking image which helped end the slave trade; the first convicts bound for Botany Bay; and the man who navigated over 3,000 miles in an open boat with only the stars to guide him.
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During World War II, Plymouth earned the distinction as the most bombed city outside London. But it was planners not bombers which destroyed most of the history of the city. Few traces remain of the Plymouth''s best known sons, Drake and Hawkins.By the 19th century, houses built by Elizabethan merchants had deteriorated into the worst slums in Europe, second only to Warsaw. The population of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse quadrupled between 1800 and 1840, and whole families were forced to live in tiny windowless rooms. In Castle Street there was a pub every ten metres and every pub was said to be a brothel. Damnation Alley, as Castle Street was dubbed, was the haunt of thousands of soldiers and sailors who passed through en route to serve the British Empire. Thanks to the military, the ''Three Towns'' earned a reputation as the VD capital of Britain, and the city''s women were subject to repressive legislation if they went out at night.Plymouth''s lost history includes the first man to sail round the world in both directions; the shocking image which helped end the slave trade; the first convicts bound for Botany Bay; and the man who navigated over 3,000 miles in an open boat with only the stars to guide him.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781839830778
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1839830778
Kategori: Plymouth
Udg. Dato: 27 mar 2025
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 233mm
Højde: 156mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 27 mar 2025
Forfatter(e): Felicity Goodall
Forfatter(e) Felicity Goodall

Kategori Plymouth

ISBN-13 9781839830778

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 18mm

Bredde 233mm

Højde 156mm

Udg. Dato 27 mar 2025

Oplagsdato 27 mar 2025

Forlag Birlinn General