LEADER 00000nam 22003375i 4500 001 frd00009740 003 CtWfDGI 005 20160707135553.0 006 m eo d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 160707s2013 xx eo 000 0 eng d 020 9780752494166|q(e-pub) 024 3 9780752494166 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 100 1 Brocklesby, Mark. 245 10 Channel Island Book of Days /|cMark Brocklesby. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press, |c[2013] 264 4 |c©2013 300 1 online resource (368 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 The Channel Islands are unique—a result of 800 years of independence. Taking you through the year day by day, The Channel Islands Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, momentous and amusing events and facts from the earliest period of the island's history to the present. Entries cover a huge variety of subjects and are drawn from a myriad original documents and sources, including 300 years of newspaper reports; diary entries from the English Civil War and diary extracts from the time of the German occupation, written by government officials, teenagers, German officers and slave workers. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information on a huge variety of historical subjects, it will delight residents and visitors alike. 538 System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. 588 0 Publisher metadata. 650 7 HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.|2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. 914 frd00009740
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