Publications
The following publications have all been produced by abpublishing, either on behalf of the company or on behalf of FACHRS Publications. All publications are available to order directly from abpublishing, FACHRS Publications (see individual publications for details) or via Amazon’s website www.amazon.co.uk
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| Diary of an Ordinary Soldier | ||
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Whether you are interested in family history or the
Second World War this diary will provide interesting reading. A personal account of the experiences of Herbert George Fisher during the period September 1941 to June 1943, which includes the desert campaign in North Africa. It is supported by over 70 photographs taken by the writer at the time, all of which are annotated with names of people and places and dates when taken. Available from abpublishing Price UK £4.50 incl. p&p Europe add £2 p&p Rest of world add £5 p&p Please send a sterling cheque payable to Angela Blaydon Publishing
Limited to: abpublishing, 2 Elm Close, Ripley, Woking, Surrey
GU23 6LE, England, or alternatively click on the title to order
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| Well Done Duffy: The Life and Times of Vincent Brendan Duffy by Himself | ||
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Born into a happy Dublin family in the 1920s, Vincent’s life took
an abrupt change when his father died at the age of thirty-three.
Left on her own with five young children, Elizabeth Duffy struggled
to keep them together. This is the story of that small part of
an extended family from Vincent’s viewpoint; of happy, carefree
childhood days; the agonies of separation, lack of education,
and growing up; the trials and tribulations of war, love, marriage
and the world of crime prevention; of happiness and sadness; and
the joys This softback contains over 300 pages, with 15 black and white
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| The Road To Damascus by Léon Stork | ||
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Religious confusion predominated in the middle-east countries
in the millennium before the arrival of Jesus, and this continued
for almost two hundred years after the Crucifixion. Christianity as we now know it, did not exist and there were many splintered factions positioning themselves as adherents to the message of Jesus. This paved the way for the arrival of Paul, a former leader of the Pharisees whose speciality it was to persecute followers of Jesus through debate, arguments or the use of violent force to prevent their ranks from increasing. It was a time when the cult of copycat professional prophets prevailed, and their earnings depended on their bogus claims that they had performed miracles. There were strong influences to undermine the accounts of authors like Luke when he wrote about the two most powerful spiritual events in history.
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| A Village: Sometime... Somewhere.. | ||
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A Novel by Susan Morrison
This is a Limited Edition publication Can ordinary inhabitants of an obscure village be a threat to a dominant state? By just being themselves can the villagers of Pirl Lea, or Pirley, some say, trigger the stirrings of rebellion? Set in an unspecified place and time, in an England that has been re-organised by a controlling government, the characters of this village, and prevailing weather conditions that they have learnt to cope with, set in motion far-reaching change. This softback book contains 106 pages. It is available through abpublishing price £10.00 plus p&p (UK - £2.75; overseas: please contact Mrs Lee). Please send a sterling cheque payable to’ RVH Development Fund’ to Mrs Sarah Lee, RVH Charitable Trust, South View Cottage, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Surrey, GU23 6DX. Alternatively you can click on the title to order via Amazon.co.uk . All proceeds from the sale of this book will be shared equally by St Mary Magdalene Church, Ripley and fund raising for the new Ripley Village Hall. |
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| QUICK MARCH! to ATHLETIC SPORTS | ||
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by J ROBERT PEGG ISBN: 978-0-9539821-4-1 PRICE: £10.99 SPECIAL OFFER! 10% off if purchased direct from abpublishing The basis of this book rests on two newspapers published in Croydon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: The Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Recorder; and The Croydon Chronicle, Caterham, Oxted, and Godstone News and East Surrey Advertiser. The research was originally undertaken as an element of a Master of Arts (Education) degree by the Author. The research attempts to illuminate the role of local newspapers in the period, reporting and disseminating information during a critical period of developmental change in the concept of Physical Education in the Public Elementary Schools. All the chapters in the book refer to extra-curricula PE in the Borough of Croydon from 1893-1910. They include: Drill in Croydon 1893-1910; The Origins and Development of Association Football; The Origins of Cricket; The Problem of Drink; The Courlander Cup Cricket Competition; The Origins and Development of Athletics; and The Origins and Development of Swimming; all with end-notes. There are, as well, an Introduction, Conclusion and Bibliography. This softback book contains 100 pages. It is available through abpublishing price £9.90 plus p&p of £3.75. Please send a sterling cheque payable to Angela Blaydon Publishing Limited to: abpublishing, 2 Elm Close, Ripley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6LE, England. Alternatively you can click on the title to order via Amazon.co.uk at the full price. |
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| Swing Unmasked - The agricultural riots of 1830 to 1832 and their wider implications | ||
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edited by Michael Holland ISBN: 0954818008 Publisher: FACHRS Publications Price: £16.50 + p&p of £3.50 UK, £4.50 overseas surface; £8.50 overseas airmail Available from: FACHRS Publications, Pilcot House, Pilcot, Dogmersfield, Hook, Hants RG27 8SY, or via their online shop at: www.shop.fachrs.org.uk Also available: Complementary CD of data £10 + p&p of £1.50 UK, £2.50 overseas surface; £3.50 overseas airmail (non-EU), £4.76 airmail Australia, New Zealand, USA. Please send orders to The Archive in Aspley Guise (address above), or via the Society's online shop at www.shop.fachrs.org.uk This first publication of the Family & Community Historical Research Society's publishing arm, FACHRS Publications, launched on 21 May 2005 by Emeritus Professor Michael Drake of the Open University, comprises a collection of eleven essays based on the Society's recent national research project into the Swing Riots and refer to incidents in Surrey, Shropshire, Essex, Derbyshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Norfolk, as well as essays of a more general nature, a consolidated bibliography, two appendices detailing alphabetically the victims and protesters with their parishes and offences, a surnames index and a subject index. A CD-ROM containing databases of law breakers and protesters from the Swing protest era contain 3,521 names of offenders and victims and 3,318 recorded events that complements the book is also available. |
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| Breaking New Ground: Nineteenth century allotments from local sources | ||
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This book offers important new evidence about the history of 19th
century allotments, and shows how deeply embedded they were in rural
society. Based on a nationwide research project, Breaking New Ground
reveals that allotments were numerous and widespread, cherished
not only by agricultural labourers, but also by tradesmen, artisans
and industrial workers. They were not just a means of alleviating
poverty, but a major institution of Victorian village life. The fifteen chapters include detailed local studies of how allotments developed all over England – in East Anglia, the West Country, southern England, the Midlands and elsewhere. Aspects of allotment history, little explored before, come under the spotlight: the moral dimension of allotment rules, the link between allotments and riots, the intervention of paternalistic employers and the people’s desire for allotments to replace lost rights of common. Accompanying the book is a CD containing a database of over 3,000 allotment sites, by far the most comprehensive yet published, and nearly 1,000 allotment tenants, of particular interest to local and family hsitorians. This important new book, the outcome of work by the Family & Community Historical Research Society, will change the way we look at 19th century allotments.
Available from: FACHRS Publications, Pilcot House, Pilcot, Dogmersfield,
Hook, Hants RG27 8SY or via their online shop at:
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