Hope and Glory

A People’s History of Modern Britain

Stuart Maconie

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English

Ebury Press
15 May 2012

Travel writing

Stuart Maconie travels around Britain, delving into the history of the 20th century to find the key moments that shaped us as a nation

In Hope and Glory Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. Taking one event from each decade of the 20th century, he visits the places where history happened and still echoes down the years. Stuart goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons from Sir Edmund Hillary to Sid Vicious along the way.

It's quite a trip, full of sex and violence and the occasional scone and jigsaw. From pop stars to politicians, Suffragettes to punks, this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are.

By: Stuart Maconie
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 239g
ISBN: 9780091926496
ISBN 10: 0091926491
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stuart Maconie is a writer, broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions from his work in print, on radio and on TV. His previous bestsellers have included Cider with Roadies, Pies and Prejudice and Adventures on the High Teas, and he currently hosts the afternoon show on BBC 6music with Mark Radcliffe as well as weekly show The Freak Zone. Based in the cities of Birmingham and Manchester, he can also often be spotted on top of a mountain in the Lake District with a Thermos flask and individual pork pie.

Reviews for Hope and Glory: A People’s History of Modern Britain

More serious than you might expect, copies should be available in every school * Guardian * As funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell * Observer * ...compelling and often witty insight into the customs and mindsets of overlooked corners of Britain ... Maconie is an engaging and illuminating guide throughout * Independent * A very engaging writer with a remarkably broad frame of reference * Mail on Sunday *