In the same format as the successful London Compendium" the " Manchester Compendium" relates the remarkable & diverse history of Englands second city. Manchesters town hall & its Royal Exchange epitomise the citys architectural grandeur & its industrial heritage. Peterloo & Engels treatise on the conditions of the working classes its political history & the Manchester Guardian & Factory Records its cultural & social history. From Thomas de Quincey to Alan Touring Neville Cardus to Morrissey
- all are part of the citys rich & fascinating past. Covering every area of human activity & incorporating all the great events & key moments in the citys history this will be a fresh & unique perspective on a great city."
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From the late 1950s Mancunians have had a passion for creating & following great music. Be it live or via recordings the city centre has been a magnet for generations of locals
- & in recent years music fans from all over the country & beyond
- to enjoy. Whilst cities such as Liverpool & Memphis turned their musical heritage into a tourist attractions Manchester kept looking forward developing new scenes & tastes. Yet the 2002 film Twenty-Four Hour Party People" was probably the point at which Manchester music fans started to look back at the rich musical history of their city. This coincided with the publication of the book " Morrisseys Manchester" by Phill Gatenby also in 2002 & numerous other publications penned by luminaries of the Manchester scene. Following the success of " Morrisseys Manchester" a guide book dedicated to locations associated with The Smiths author Phill Gatenby has put together several tours featuring other world famous Manchester bands from the Buzzcocks via Joy Division to Oasis Elbow & Doves as well as the various scenes from beat to acid house or even lo-fi. An interesting guide for anyone with an interest in British music the guide documents the various clubs & venues that have influenced Manchester based musicians over the last 50 years."

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Unlike its near neighbour working-class Salford Manchester proved able to raise eight Pals battalions. Initially these battalions were composed of middle-class men who experience before the war years was within the commercial financial & manufacturing interests which formed the foundations of Edwardian Manchester's life & prosperity. Manchester was undeniably proud of its pals battalions; that the area was capable of raising. Seven months after their arrival in France the battle of the Somme was launched on the fateful 1st July 1916. On the right of the British Army's extraordinary efforts that day the Manchester Pals were part of one of the few successful actions taking the villages of Montauban & Mametz & making a deep incursion into the German defences north of the River Somme. ...

This fascinating illustrated regimental history contains photographs between the 1860s & the last days of the Manchester Regiment in 1958 when it ceased to exist as a distinct unit. During this time the Regiment served in most parts of the Empire including areas as diverse as India South Africa Egypt Palestine Singapore Malaya & later Germany. The two regular battalions of the Manchester Regiment were formed by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) & 96th Regiments of Foot during the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces. Militia & volunteers battalions from Lancashire were also incorporated as reserve battalions. Whilst serving abroad many of the soldiers families went with them & this book records the legacy & offers a detailed insight both military & family life at this time. With 200 photographs from the Regiments own archive at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment many never before published this volume provides an interesting pictorial insight into the history of the Regiment. ...

The city of Manchester once known as the queen of the cotton cities has seen many changes over the course of the last centuries
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Manchester United On This Day revisits all the most magical & memorable moments from the clubs distinguished past mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes & legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Red Devils history
- with an entry for every day of the year. From the clubs Victorian foundation as Newton Heath through to their emergence as one of the worlds most successful clubs Uniteds rollercoaster history takes in winding-up orders the Munich air disaster & the joys of Uniteds first European Cup triumph all crowned by the drama of winning the first ever Treble. Pivotal historic events such as the clubs first ever trophy win the 1960s rebirth & Sir Alex Fergusons arrival form a backdrop against which Old Trafford heroes
- Duncan Edwards George Best & Bobby Charlton Eric Cantona David Beckham & Billy Meredith
- all loom larger than life.


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Manchester United have a long & distinguished history as Britains most successful football club & the songs the supporters sing about their team & its players reflect this perfectly. On the pitch the performances have ensured that the trophy cabinet has stayed full to the brim & off the pitch the supporters have ensured that the Reds success has been played to a backbeat of innovative & catchy anthems & one-liners. Now those songs & chants are collected in the Manchester United Songbook. From The White Pele ode to Wayne Rooney to the regular favourite Running Down the Wing
- Ryan Giggs.. . From Stretford End Arising to Take Me Home United Road.. . From Ooh Aah Cantona to Gary Neville Is A Red to U-N-I-T-E-D & Are You Watching Merseyside?.. . The Manchester United Songbook recounts the classics & also goes underground to capture the real songs sung by the Old Trafford faithful. It is a must-have book for any fan.
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Manchester United Then & Now takes a nostalgic look at the way football's most charismatic club has changed over more than a century. Starting with its earliest form Newton Heath LY&R the book traces United's railwaymen roots visiting the previous stadia in Manchester where they played before the major move to Old Trafford in 1910. Scenes of past triumphs & tragedy are revisited & photographed as they look today. From the FA cup celebrations of 1948 to the dark days of Munich in 1958 historic photos are given a new context. Archive pictures of old training grounds long forgotten digs players' favourite bowling rinks even their old cars are featured alongside their modern day counterparts. There are short histories of the four United legends who have statues outside the ground today Sir Matt Busby & the trinity of Law Best & Charlton. Plus there is a comprehensive visual history of the evolution of Old Trafford from the 1920s with a single stand through the bombing devastation of the second world war rapid expansion in the 1960s to its present day majesty as the ' Theatre of Dreams'. Manchester United Then & Now gives a unique & fascinating insight into the history & heritage of the most successful English Premiership club. ...

Manchester has a local history that is unlike anywhere else's. Although as its name suggest there is evidence beneath its streets of the first mud & timber fort built by the Romans some two thousand years ago
- & of continuous occupation ever since
- the city's worldwide fame & reputation derives from its extraordinary development over the past two & a half centuries. Manchester was the shock city of the early 19th century right at the cutting edge of dramatic changes in our domestic society
- technological social economic & political. The radical new relationships forged there between employer & employee greatly influenced the development of Marxism with all its consequences for the 20th century. In transport terms alone the city led the way with the first real canal the first real railway the first public bus services & the first municipal airport. Its local government set a pace for enterprise that the rest of the country could only follow. The social & economic problems that arose here became matters of national concern while the political issues that stirred the city led to national reform. Disraeli coined the term 'the Manchester School' to describe the middle-class radicals who were the prime movers of the Anti-Corn Law League. The Manchester Guardian held the attention of the nation's decision-makes for many decades before it became a national newspaper & when the population took to the streets they shook the government to its core arousing fears of revolution. Stuart Hylton's entertaining account of the great city's entire story was first published in 2003 & received widespread acclaim. It has been expanded & updated for this new edition which

Includes:: over 100 carefully chosen & well captioned illustrations. It should be the initial point of departure for anyone wishing to know more about Manchester's illustrious past & the city's prominent place in the nation's fortunes.




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Manchester its bands its fashions its attitude has defined pop culture for the best part of four decades. Joy Division The Fall Buzzcocks New Order The Smiths Happy Mondays Stone Roses Oasis. These were the bands that shaped two generations of teenagers & changed the course of pop music. Manchester: Looking for the Light through the Pouring Rain" is a portrait of these individuals the city & their times. Whether it be on a rain-soaked stage in Brazil a rented room in Whalley Range or on the dancefloor of the legendary Hacienda Kevin Cummins exquisite photographs capture the anarchic energy of the Manchester pop moment. This stunning visual record of the city & its pop history is complemented by four textual contributions from Paul Morley Stuart Maconie Gavin Martin & John Harris. What is it about that city that makes it the Memphis of the UK? Cummins photographic record of the past 30years captures the highs the lows & the transcendent pop moments of Manchesters most famous sons." ...