Through numerous interviews, the author of the bestselling ‘Terms & Conditions’ looks at mid-C20th Britain through the prism of summer holidays.
British Summer Time Begins: The School Summer Holidays 1930-1980
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£18.99
Edition:Hardback978140871055509/07/2020
Categories: 02. Spring Books 2020: Historical, History, Spring Books 2020
Tags: History, Social History
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