A Photographic View of Holidays: Past in Pictures

Author: Alex Woolf
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Popular Culture, Art, Nonfiction History Books for Kids, People & Places, Children's Geography Books, History Books for Kids
Book Format: Paperback

Find out how the holidays of British families have changed dramatically in the past 150 years as foreign travel has become easier, cheaper and more accessible. What were holidays like for Victorian children? This book looks at family holidays through the ages, from days out in the countryside, to British seaside resorts and more modern destinations.The Past in Pictures series gives a fascinating look at life in Britain through the photographs of The National Archives. It looks at past eras; at the way rich and poor families lived, the concept of holidays and leisure time for families and how the role of men, women and children from Victorian times, through two world wars, to modern Britain, have changed.

Table Of Contents
1: 1874

2: 1890

3: 1899

4: 1903

5: 1904

6: 1905

7: 1910

8: 1916

9: 1920s

10: 1929

11: 1938

12: 1939

13: 1942

14: 1943

15: 1946

16: 1950s

17: 1962

18: 1960s

19: Questions to ask and points to explore

20: Further Information and Glossary
About Alex Woolf
Alex Woolf studied history at Essex University, and has written and edited many 20th century history titles for young people.

(BK-9780750283533)

SKU BK-9780750283533
Barcode # 9780750283533
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Alex Woolf
Shipping Weight 0.1600kg
Shipping Width 0.260m
Shipping Height 0.250m
Shipping Length 0.300m
Assembled Length 25.500m
Assembled Height 30.000m
Assembled Width 24.500m
Type Paperback

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