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7%OFFMichael Meighan - Glasgow Smells: A Nostalgic Tour of the City - 9780752444864 - V9780752444864
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Glasgow Smells: A Nostalgic Tour of the City

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Description for Glasgow Smells: A Nostalgic Tour of the City Paperback. Beginning in the dimly-lit rooms of Davy Ireland's tobacconist ship, amongst acrid smoke and the aroma of freshly printed news, travelling via the Glasgow tram, reeking of leather and electricity, and along the pungent docks and fish market, this book winds its way through the city. It offers a perspective on all the famous locations in Glasgow. Num Pages: 96 pages, approx 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 300.

'There was nowhere the smell enveloped you as it did at Glasgow Cross. At that interchange of roads and cultures, the smells came in great swathes... if you had your eyes closed you could tell almost exactly where you were.' For Michael Meighan, all the most vivid boyhood memories are inseparably mingled with the potent scents of Glasgow's streets. Through heady description of each of these odours, Michael returns to the city where he grew up in the 1950s and '60s, revisiting the people and places he knew as a child.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752444864
SKU
V9780752444864
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Michael Meighan
Michael Meighan is a lifelong resident of Glasgow and committed to recording his childhood memories of the city. The materials used for Glasgow Smells are sourced from diverse organisations, including Scottish Television and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry.

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