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Birmingham, the Great Working City

Hardcover • 1994 • English

Birmingham, the Great Working City

By Carl Chinn

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About the book

For centuries Birmingham has been renowned for the ingenuity and skills of its people in the making of things. Celebrated as the 'City of a Thousand Trades' and 'The Workshop of the World', Birmingham is now claiming a new title as 'International City'. The history of Birmingham can be understood only by recognising those who transformed it from an insignificant hamlet into a great European city. In this major study, Carl Chinn brings alive the energy. determination, hard work and initiative of ...Show more

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9780709302025

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

Birmingham, the Great Working City

Format

Hardcover

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