This fantastic collection of true tales celebrates the strange and curious secrets of Merseyside's history. The fifty stories inside - from the lion in the wheelbarrow on the tightrope to the twelve young women 'smothered by the incurable malady they caught of some sailors', the true tale of the 'man in the iron coffin' and the strange and mysterious disappearance of the Everest mountaineers from Birkenhead - uncover some truly amazing and extraordinary facets of the area's history and heritage.
Richly illustrated and compiled by Liverpool's own historian Ken Pye, this book will delight residents and visitors alike.
| ISBN: | 9780750962933 |
| Publication date: | 6th April 2015 |
| Author: | Ken Pye |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 188 pages |
| Genres: |
Local history True stories: general |
This fantastic collection of true tales celebrates the strange and curious secrets of Merseyside's history. The fifty stories inside - from the lion in the wheelbarrow on the tightrope to the twelve young women 'smothered by the incurable malady they caught of some sailors', the true tale of the 'man in the iron coffin' and the strange and mysterious disappearance of the Everest mountaineers from Birkenhead - uncover some truly amazing and extraordinary facets of the area's history and heritage.Richly illustrated and compiled by Liverpool's own historian Ken Pye, this book will delight residents and visitors alike.
Merseyside Tales features in the following genres: Local history, True stories: general
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Merseyside Tales was written by Ken Pye and published by The History Press
Merseyside Tales has 188 pages