The High Girders
the gripping true story of a victorian dream that ended in tragedy
$31.37
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2021
Summary
The Night the Bridge Fell: A Chronicle of the Tay Bridge Disaster
‘A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience’ THE TIMES
‘Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction’ SCOTSMAN
On December 28th 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing, and everyone on board…
This is the true story of that disastrous night, told from multiple viewpoints:
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474616188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474616186 |
| Author: | John Prebble |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction
Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction * SCOTSMAN *A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience * THE TIMES *One of our leading historians, whose works … are as scholarly as they are readable * OBSERVER *
About The Author
John Prebble
John Prebble was born in 1921. He became a journalist in 1934 and served with the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He wrote a number of novels and acclaimed works of non-fiction, many centred around Scotland, and his first bestseller was THE HIGH GIRDERS, originally published in 1956. His book CULLODEN was made into a BBC documentary, and he co-wrote the screenplay for the film ZULU. John Prebble was awarded the OBE in 1998, and died in 2001.
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