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Candles, Carts and Carbolic is a warm, witty, poignant story of growing up in Liverpool. Born in 1911, Jim Callaghan was raised in the working-class, Irish-Catholic neighbourhood of Scottie Road, where 'We didn't have any money problems - we had none!' Life was tough, but children knew how to make their own entertainment: 'Away from school, pain-racked fingers and demoniacal teachers, we lived our young lives to the full.' He played ollies, skipped lekkies and fished in grids for lost coins, all the time at the mercy of the fearful powers around him - the police, the church, school teachers, the man in the pawn shop, and his ma! This wonderful book is about hard lives, but it is also about strong, funny, resourceful people, who made up satirical songs and coped with life through much Scouse wit. A gritty, human account Local history at its very best Fascinating to read & essential to record Readers of all ages will be captivatedProduct Identifiers
PublisherCarnegie Publishing LTD
ISBN-139781874181873
eBay Product ID (ePID)111967693
Product Key Features
Publication Year2011
TopicLocal History
Book TitleCandles, Carts and Carbolic: a Liverpool Childhood between the Wars
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiographies & True Stories
AuthorJ. Callaghan
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJ. Callaghan
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- 21 Mar, 2018
great book
really intresting book and the photos in it are really goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Dec, 2024
Very good.
Excellent and informative bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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