Bøger af Bob Burrows

Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series 4Areas adjoining Ryknild Street, King's Norton, Birmingham (England) were investigated between 2002 and 2007. The fieldwork was undertaken by Birmingham Archaeology on instruction from Birmingham City Council in advance of a new cemetery development. It comprised geophysical survey, trial-trenching, area excavation, watching brief and salvage recording.Written by Alex Jones, Bob Burrows, C. Jane Evans, Annette Hancocks and Josh Williams.With contributions from Emily Bird, Erica Macey-Bracken, Val Fryer, Pam Grinter, Kay Hartley, John Halsted, Rob Ixer, Paul Mason, Jane Timby, Felicity Wild and Steven Willis.Illustrations by Nigel Dodds and Bryony Ryder.

It Happened in Shropshire is a vibrant and compelling account of the county's diverse heritage; its heroes, its battles, its discoveries, its crimes. Bob Burrows's highly readable prose transports the reader through time, racing across the landscape of Shropshire's past from the woolly mammoths of 10,000 BC, the Roman occupation of Wroxeter and the Battle of Shrewsbury, to the Industrial Revolution and to the sporting achievements and murderous exploits of recent years. The book celebrates Salopians of national renown such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India, Wilfred Owen and Percy Thrower, as well as commemorating the accidents and disasters of:Shropshire's ghostly pastand presentThe legends of 'Mad Jack' Mytton and the charismatic outlaw Sir Humphrey KynastonA celebration of Salopian sporting champions: Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Richie Woodhall, Billy WrightShropshire's notorious and also its heroic vicarsThe 'Black Panther' and other Salopian murderers exposed

"Healing in the Wilderness" is an intriguing account of the United Church's 115 year-long commitment to providing medical aid to people scattered throughout Canada's vast wilderness.

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