Essex Headlines by S M Jarvis

Essex Headlines by S M Jarvis

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Presents stories from the County's past.

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Essex Headlines by S M Jarvis

Essex Headlines looks at stories from the County's past which made the national newspaper headlines of the day. Some caused scandal and outrage, some related happier times and celebrations, some brought into the spotlight an individual's fight against injustice. The collection includes the earthquake which rocked the County in 1884, the horrors of the Witham railway crash IN 1905, the murderous criket match at Tilbury fort in 1776, and the scandalous vicar of Prittlewell, who attacked his beliringers with a carving knife. There are glimpses of a past world, when canals were the wonder of the age, and when fearless balloonists led the race to conquer the skies, sometimes paying the ultimate price.
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ISBN 13 9781853068263
ISBN 10 1853068268
Title Essex Headlines
Author S M Jarvis
Series Local History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Countryside Books
Year published 2003-10-02
Number of pages 120
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.