Great Glasgow Stories

by JohnBurrowes (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $12.23

  Few cities in the world abound with so many extraordinary stories as Glasgow. The city has been the silent witness to some of the most significant events of the past century, from major triumphs to cataclysmic calamities, and the best of these anecdotes are compiled here to form this unique collection. Amongst the notable events revisited are the launching of the Queen Mary, which captivated the city's inhabitants in 1934, the victorious 16-month work-in campaign by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in the early 1970s, the Ibrox disaster of 1971 and the plague that gripped the Gorbals in 1900. Some of Glasgow's most successful people are also covered, including Clydeside revolutionary John Maclean, founder of the Barras Maggie McIver and the inimitable Billy Connolly, whose humour and colourful personality are synonymous with the city. From the Battle of George Square to the bravery of the Glasgow people during the Blitz, Great Glasgow Stories provides an all-encompassing view of the city throughout the eras.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $4.70

  Few cities in the world abound with so many extraordinary stories as Glasgow and the best of these are found in this collection. The city has witnessed some of the most significant events of the times; from tremendous triumphs to cataclysmic calamities, amazing achievements to spectacular sensations. The stories range from the work-in at the Upper Clyde shipbuilders to the legendary Maggie McIver, Glasgow's most astute businesswoman who was the founder of the Barras, and from the launching of the Queen Mary to the talents of Billy Connolly. They cover the nostalgia of the trams and the era when Glasgow was the cinema city, the memories of the great comedians that the city produced and the time when the tanks were sent in to tame the workers, to the courage of the citizens during the Blitz.