STORY OF COVENTRY
Author: MARY DORMER. HARRIS
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033727348
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Author: MARY DORMER. HARRIS
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033727348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rachel Cusk
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2019-09-17
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0374717435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNPR's Favorite Books of 2019 Rachel Cusk redrew the boundaries of fiction with the Outline Trilogy, three “literary masterpieces” (The Washington Post) whose narrator, Faye, perceives the world with a glinting, unsparing intelligence while remaining opaque to the reader. Lauded for the precision of her prose and the quality of her insight, Cusk is a writer of uncommon brilliance. Now, in Coventry, she gathers a selection of her nonfiction writings that both offers new insights on the themes at the heart of her fiction and forges a startling critical voice on some of our most urgent personal, social, and artistic questions. Coventry encompasses memoir, cultural criticism, and writing about literature, with pieces on family life, gender, and politics, and on D. H. Lawrence, Françoise Sagan, and Kazuo Ishiguro. Named for an essay Cusk published in Granta (“Every so often, for offences actual or hypothetical, my mother and father stop speaking to me. There’s a funny phrase for this phenomenon in England: it’s called being sent to Coventry”), this collection is pure Cusk and essential reading for our age: fearless, unrepentantly erudite, and dazzling to behold.
Author: Peter Walters
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013-12-02
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 0750956631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Story of Coventry traces the evolution of the city, from the myths of Godiva, through to the issues, challenges and opportunities facing it in the twenty-first century. Exploring Coventry’s heritage through records, architectural developments and anecdotes, it reveals a fascinating and much misunderstood city, whose history is often overshadowed by its bombing during the Second World War. Peter Walters, well known for his numerous newspaper features and active role in local heritage, shows that there is a great deal more to the history of Coventry than first meets the eye. This beautifully illustrated text will delight both residents and visitors alike.
Author: Richard Thomas Howard
Publisher: Coventry Peace and Reconciliation
Published: 2019-11-14
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781871281545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Lamb
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Published: 2013-01-03
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 184825380X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo mark the 50th anniversary in 2012 of the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral after its destruction by incendiary bombs in November 1940, this lavishly illustrated volume celebrates a unique church with a unique mission. The decision to rebuild the Cathedral was taken the morning after the bombing - not as an act of defiance, but one of faith, trust and hope for the future of the world. Reconciling People tells the story of every aspect the Cathedral's life: its architecture in war and in peace, its theology, worship and spirituality, music and the arts, its mission and ministry, its place in the life of the city, the Cathedral as a place of reconciliation, its people over the decades and its life today. Co-published with the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, this celebratory volume is a record of a how a 900-year old cathedral rose from the ashes of violent destruction to become a symbol of reconciliation and to develop a unique mission among Britain's churches.
Author: Ann Evans
Publisher:
Published: 2011-02
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781849931502
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen was the first penny-farthing built? Who was Boudicca? What was the 'gyrus' used for? This title will uncover the important and exciting things that happened in your town.
Author: Peter Walters
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2019-08-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 0750992816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Little History Of Coventry packs into its pages the colour and incident of a thousand years, telling the story of a city that has perhaps been overlooked by mainstream historians, but has often been at the heart of this country's great events. From the testing ground of the saintly Godiva to fourteenth-century boom town, from Second World War Blitz victim to the next UK City of Culture, Coventry has always been an inventive place with an unerring ability to bounce back from misfortune and make its mark. This is a truly eye-opening journey through the events and characters that have shaped its story and made the city one of England's hidden jewels.
Author: Becky Cochrane
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780821780428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEscaping to Coventry, Texas, for the holidays, Keelie is in for a Christmas that's as unpredictable as it is merry. When the local vet starts making house calls to check on Keelie's under-the-weather hamster, Keelie wonders if this Christmas might bring what she's always wanted: true love. Original.
Author: Damien Kimberley
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2015-10-05
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0750951680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCoventry has a remarkable bicycle manufacturing heritage. From the first velocipedes built in 1868, the city went on to become the home of the British Cycle Industry, and at one time produced the greatest output of cycles in the world – with well in excess of 350 individual cycle manufacturers over a 100 year period.The Coventry Machinists’ Company were the first in Britain to mass produce cycles, and steadily, more and more companies were established in the city. Soon Coventry became internationally recognised as being a place where only the very best machines were made, and the name ‘Coventry’ itself became a stamp of quality engineering and fine craftsmanship.Richly illustrated with 100 outstanding photographs from The Coventry Transport Museum, many previously unpublished, this is the first book of its kind to cover the history of Coventry bicycle manufacture and the men who built them. From Dunlop, Hobart, Singer, Premier, Rover, and Triumph to other less well known local companies, their legacies are still enjoyed by cyclists today.
Author: Raymond A. Wolf
Publisher: Images of America
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781467120456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis photographic history tells the story of Coventry, a bucolic New England town with a fascinating history. On August 21, 1741, the area west of what is now the town of West Warwick was incorporated into the Township of Coventry. The railroad would traverse Coventry in the mid-1800s, providing the gristmills, sawmills, and farmers with a quicker way to send their goods to market and to receive supplies in return. Along with the railroad came the industry of harvesting wood to supply the locomotives with fuel. In the mid-1900s, the railroads disappeared and the mills began moving south where cotton was grown. The majority of Coventry has evolved into a service town with banks, retail stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, and the like. To travel to the western portion of Coventry today is like stepping back in time, where life moves at a slower pace and the post office is still in the local general store. The eastern portion of Washington, Quidnick, and Anthony has remained a busy area where businesses have replaced the mills.