Bang in the middle : a journey through the Midlands - the most underrated place on earth
Shore, Robert2014
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In this humorous exploration, Robert Shore - a Midlander exiled in London - sets off on a tour of the country's belly in order to piece together his Midland heritage. What he discovers is nothing short of revelatory: quietly, without fanfare, the Midlands have powered most of English - and not just a little of world - history. The Industrial Revolution was forged there, as were the ideals of the Land of the Free and the theory of evolution. Shakespeare, world literature's greatest genius, was born in the Midlands, as were Margaret Thatcher, Dr Johnson and Robbie Williams. It is the home of Robin Hood, Walker's crisps, Marmite, Raleigh bikes and the balti. And that's not all: music, fashion, sport - almost every domain of contemporary life has been reinvented and remoulded in the stoically self-effacing lands squeezed between the self-mythologising South and the narcissistic North. Why, we even have the Midlands to thank for the modern idea of sex. Join Robert Shore on a fascinating, and very funny, journey to the heart of England.
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Imprint:
London : The Friday Project, 2014.London : The Friday Project, 2014.
Collation:
309 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780007524426
Dewey class:
942.4914.24
Language:
English
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BRN:
118526
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| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 914.24 SHOR | Available |