A Picture History of Britain

by Clarke Hutton

Series:Picture History illustrated by Clarke Hutton

Description

The history of Britain from its early days until the 1950s is described here, largely in pictures. Clarke Hutton has traced with humour and inspiration, the significant events throughout the ages. His glorious illustration follows the varying fashions in architecture, dress and transport andbrings them to life for anyone who reads this book. It is a child's dream book of history - and no doubt many adults will also enjoy his evocation of bygone times.

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SaintSunniva 76 reviews

Reissue of 2007 of children's classic British history, with misleading message on its back cover, "The history of Britain from its early days until the 1950s,..."

However, this book came out in 1946; WWII was barely over.

Jun 3, 2019

lestermay 303 reviews

See my review dated 30 Jan 2010 on the Amazon website

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