The Brontës and Bradford

Let's present today a recent publication with local Yorkshire interest and Brontë connections:

Bradford Chapters
Episodes In The History Of A City
Editor: Bob Duckett
Ams Educational, Propagator Press, February 2008

Paperback, 204 pages
Size: 235x155 mm
ISBN: 9781860298141
ISBN-10: 1860298141

BRADFORD – a major city on the cusp of reinventing itself?
This important Yorkshire city has long occupied a vital role in the UK’s economy and social history. To fully understand its present position, it is necessary to look at times gone by, and Bradford Chapters gives us opportunity to view the excitement of past events and put them into perspective with today’s thrusting, multicultural environment.
Bradford Chapters brings together an entertaining, enlightening and absorbing mix of history and nostalgia.
Bradford is, and has been, many things to many people and this collection of episodes illustrates aspects of its past, its present and its future. Bob Duckett has gathered chapters which cover diverse topics, from the Brontës’ visits to Bradford to German immigrants to mill owners’ mansions to midwifery in Shipley to film making in the area. Each is intriguing in its own right and all are written by respected contributors.

Bob Duckett is also the author of the contribution 'Pilgrimage to the Golden City: the Brontës and Bradford'.

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