Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Appleton Thorn, Frodsham & Rainhill. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey’s historical editions: the Old Series, the Revised New Series & the Popular Edition, enlarged from their original inch-to-the-mile to match the 1:50, 000 scale of the present-day Landranger extract shown in the fourth panel.* Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. National Grid lines are shown on all four panels for easy comparison across the four time periods. Historical notes, details of the original maps used & web-links for local history societies & other sources of information are also provided. *PLEASE NOTE:** Reproductions from the Ordnance Survey’s historical series are also available as maps of a wider area, with each title corresponding in its coverage to a present day Landranger map. Please see Great Britain: Cassini Historical Reproductions of Ordnance Survey One-Inch Maps series.* Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all the series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.

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This is the personal journal of a young American woman, living for six months amongst the Dodoth cattle-herdsmen in Northern Uganda. It is also an adventure story, for during this period the Dodoth were caught up in an escalating cycle of violence with their age-old rivals, the Turkana tribe. The animating tension of this feud was the tradition of cattle raiding, but it escalated to unprecedented levels of violence when the new nation states of Uganda & Kenya were drawn in to police these ancient clan frontiers. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas s total immersion in the life of this tribe in 1961 takes us with her, as with clarity & a lyrical eye for detail she brings their whole culture alive. For though she was not an academic herself, she had spent much time in the field with her mother, who was the world s leading authority on the Bushman of the Kalahari. So it was natural for Elizabeth Marshall Thomas to take her own young children on this adventure, where she proves herself such a brave, humane & unshockable witness to the life of the warrior herdsmen. ...

” Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings” is the second in Harry Sidebottom`s vivid five-part series. AD256
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Imran Khan's family are Pathans from the fiercely independent tribal areas of the north-west frontier province of Pakistan & in this book he describes their way of life, culture & traditions. The author makes a journey through wild & hostile terrain, finding a proud & warlike people who received him with great generosity & quiet courtesy. Every Pathan male carries a gun & defends his independence & the honour of his family & his tribe, to the death. ...

The new novel in Bernard Cornwell`s number one bestselling series on the making of England & the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2`s major TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. A fragile peace is about to be broken... King Alfred`s son Edward & formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia & East Anglia. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands & wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms` greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are rising up against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, & their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward & Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred`s own daughter married to Ivarson`s brother, who can be trusted? In the struggle between family & loyalty, between personal ambition & political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior`s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour. ...

Warsaw within its administrative boundary at 1:26, 000 on a double-sided indexed street plan from Daunpol with an enlargement at 1:12, 500 showing the city centre in greater detail. Tram & bus routes are shown with line numbers. The plan covers the city within its administrative boundary, highlighting main traffic arteries & indicating one way & pedestrianized streets, locations of petrol stations & traffic lights. Metro stations are marked & tram or bas routes are shown with line numbers (but without stops). Public buildings including various places of interest such as museums, churches & historical sites, etc are clearly highlighted & named (in Polish). Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: extensive index is in rather small print size.

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Indexed street plan of Warsaw with an enlargement for the historic Old Town & a small map of the city with its outer districts. The plan has clear, easy to read cartography with names in large print & easy to see symbols highlighting various places of interest & facilities. Tram routes are shown with stops & line numbers. Metro stops (including for the new Line 2) & railway stations are prominently marked. One way streets are indicated. Symbols highlight numerous hotels (with their names), museums & monuments, theatres, embassies, petrol stations, etc. Coverage extends from Warsaw West railway station to Warsaw East on the right bank of the Vistula, & from northern Mokot ...

David Crowley reveals Warsaw`s visual & urban cultural history through narrative & anecdote, examining how Warsaw has been shaped by Communist ideology since the late 1940s & then transformed by the market economy being introduced in 1989. As Crowley guides us through this damaged, yet encouraging, city we see how its citizens use & develop their living areas, yet hang on to the past by retelling the stories of myths & curses that mark the buildings. ...

Warsaw on a street plan at 1:15, 000 from Falk Verlag, with an enlargement showing the city centre. Metro stations are clearly marked & the map also shows tram & bus routes with stops & line numbers. The plan covers most of the city without its outer districts. Principal traffic arteries are highlighted, one way streets are marked & within the city centre car parks are also shown. Numerous public buildings, monuments, etc, are named. A separate inset shows the city centre, including the Old Town, enlarged & with more detail. Map legend

Includes:: English. Street index is on the reverse, together with lists of various organizations, services, etc, with their contact details. Also provided is a diagram of the metro & suburban rail networks, plus a map of the city

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Indexed street plan of Warsaw with an enlargement for the historic Old Town & a small map of the city with its outer districts. The plan has clear, easy to read cartography with names in large print & easy to see symbols highlighting various places of interest & facilities. Tram routes are shown with stops & line numbers. Metro stops (including for the new Line 2) & railway stations are prominently marked. One way streets are indicated. Symbols highlight numerous hotels (with their names), museums & monuments, theatres, embassies, petrol stations, etc. Coverage extends from Warsaw West railway station to Warsaw East on the right bank of the Vistula, & from northern Mokotów to the Citadel in the Zoliborz district but, unfortunately, an enlargement showing the historic Old Town cuts off part of Lazienki, Warsaw’s most beautiful park. The plan has an index of streets, a diagram of the metro & rail connections, & a small map showing the city within the proposed ring-road with road & rail routes, including access to the international airport. ...