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Austerity Britain, 1948-51: Smoke in the Valley (Tales of a New Jerusalem, #2)

Penned By David Kynaston
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Austerity Britain, 1948-51: Smoke in the Valley (Tales of a New Jerusalem, #2)

Penned By David Kynaston
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David Kynaston's Austerity Britain 1945-51, the first book in his series Tales of a New Jerusalem, was a major Sunday Times bestseller in 2007. Here is the second volume from this landmark book covering 1948-51. Continuing his ground breaking series about post-war Britain, Kynaston presents a breathtaking portrait of our nation through eyewitness accounts, newspapers of the time and previously unpublished diaries. Drawing on the everyday experiences of people from all walks of life, "Smoke in the Valley" covers the length and breadth of the country to tell its story. This is an unsurpassed social history: intensely evocative to those who were there and eye-opening for their children and grandchildren.

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Length 400 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Released July 7, 2007
Identifier (ISBN) 2418001
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David Kynaston is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, David Kynaston can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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