In OLD WORLD, NEW WORLD Kathleen Burk sets out to tell the story of Britain & America across four hundred years, from colonisation to Iraq. There are two strands to this story. The first is the grand narrative that takes in the British colonisation of America & the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War & the global conflicts of the twentieth century. This is the story of America's inevitable eclipse of its former colonial master as a Great Power, & of the enmities & sympathies, the confusions & understandings born along the way. The second strand is quieter but no less fascinating. Displaying a breathtaking command of her subject, Burk examines the relations between the two countries in many other spheres: economic, religious, cultural, social, even romantic. These two strands taken together make Old World, New World an unprecedented achievement. No one could hope to write the definitive story of these two countries & their relationship, but few will come closer than Kathleen Burk has in this brilliant book. ...

Oldbury & Spon Lane in 1904 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the eastern part of Oldbury, southern part of West Bromwich, & West Smethwick. Coverage stretches from Church Street Oldbury eastward to Kenrick Park, & from Lyttleton Street southward to St Paul`s Road. Features include Hamblet`s Brick Works (top left corner), Bromford Iron Works, Oldbury Railway Carriage Works, Christ Church, Tharsis Works, Springfield Chemical Works, Birmingham Canal (Old Line), Birmingham Canal (Wolverhampton Level), Birmingham Canal (Birmingham Level), Victoria Colliery, LNWR Stour Valley line with Oldbury & Spon Lane stations, Glass Works, trams & depot, short stretch of GWR Stourbridge line with Smethwick Jct station, Spon Lane Colliery (disused), Hollow Ware Manufactory, Kenrick Park, Holy Trinity church, Stour Valley Works, St Paul`s church, British Queen Brewery, Good Shepherd`s church, Lyttleton Hall, short stretch of GWR Birmingham & Dudley line, BCN Titford Feeder, etc. On the reverse are extracts from an 1896 directory. This title doubles as Worcestershire sheet 2.14. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

ADAC, Germany's equivalent of the British Automobile Association publishes an extensive series of street plans which provide detailed high-quality mapping of all the major towns & cities, including their outer suburbs. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Plans of larger cities include an enlargement for the city centre. The plans also show the administrative & postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. On the reverse, each plan has a road map at 1:100, 000, covering a very wide area around the city. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Falk, one of Germany`s leading publishers of street plans, produce their town plans in two different formats. Falk Extra plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. For larger cities, the same mapping is also published with a special folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps. The plans, which cover towns with their outer suburbs, indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of lager cities include a separate map of the town centre at a more detailed scale & a diagram of the underground & the suburban rail network. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. Falk Extra plans also include on the reverse a road map of the surrounding area.

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Oldenburger Land on a waterproof, tear-resistant, GPS compatible cycling map at 1:75, 000 from the ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club
- the official German cycling federation), in a series of maps with extensive overprint for long-distance & local cycling routes. GPS waypoints, route profiles, details of online links for information about accommodation etc. are also provided. Maps included in this series are contoured & the interval varies according to the type of the terrain. Steep sections are annotated with gradient markings. Colouring and/or graphics show various types of landscape: woods, vineyards, etc. An overprint highlights both the national long-distance cycling routes & the shorter local cycling trails, each clearly identified by a symbol and/or an abbreviation of its name. Sections with heavy traffic and/or poor road surface are clearly marked. Symbols indicate various facilities, such as railway stations with cycle hire, cycle repair shops, campsites, youth hostels, shelters, country restaurants/bars, sport & leisure facilities. Maps have a UTM grid for measuring distances & for determining location using GPS device & they are printed on weather resistant & tear-resistant paper. Each map covers an area of Approx. 130 x 87 km & the map legend is in German only. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Oldham in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the heart of Oldham, with stretching from Westbourne Street eastward to Bleasby Street, & from Cromwell Street northward to Samson Street. Features include railway with Mumps station, St Mary`s church, Market Ground, Market Hall, Coldhurst Hollow, Bank Top, Cold Hurst, Sarah Moor, Oldham Edge, Moorhey, Townfield, Greenacres Moor, St James Mill, Soho Iron Works, Castle Iron Works, tramways, Hartford Old Works, Derker Old Mill, Albany Mills, Granville Mill, Greenbank Mills, Commercial Mills, tramway depot, Glodwick Road station, Hargreaves Spindle Works, Werneth Mill, Summervale Mill, Willowbank Mill, Royal Mill, many other mills, rope works, Oldham Boiler Works, etc. On the reverse are 1918 street directory entries for High Street, Market Place, Mumps, Rock Street, Union Street & Yorkshire Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Oldham East in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the eastern side of Oldham, stretching from Greenacres Hill & Kelverlow Street eastward to Stone Breaks & Shelderslow, & from Waterworks Road southward to Lees station. Areas include Bank Top, Crossbank, Shelderslow, Austerlands, Greenacres, Hey, Greenacres Fold, Birks, Taylor Green, Waterhead & Spring Hill. Features include tramways, Greenacres Cemetery, Stamford Mill, Owl Mill, Banktop Mills, engine shed (at Lees station), Dowry Mill, St John the Baptist church, Brookside Mills (in bottom right corner), Birks Quarry, Majestic Mill, Cairo Mill, Glen Mill, Prince of Wales Mill, football ground, Ruby Mill, Newbreck Mills, several other mills, Sun Hill, etc. The Austerlands & Shelderslow area was in Yorkshire. On the reverse are street directory entries for Greenacres Road, Huddersfield Road, Ripponden Road, Spring Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Oldham South in 1906 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern side of Oldham, stretching from Windsor Road eastward to Abbey Hills Road, & from Wellington Street southward to Hollins Road & Hathershaw. Features include railway with Central & Clegg Street stations, Glodwick Brook, Glodwick, Alexandra Park, Brook Mills, Maple Mill, Earl Mill, Belgrave Mill, Castle Mill, Borough Mill, Pearl Mill, Glodwick Mill, Commercial Mill, Broadway Mills, Alma Mills, Copster Mill, Primrose Bank Mills, other mills, tramways, Chamber Colliery, Hulme Grammar School, Primrose Bank, Coppice, St Thomas`s church, Lowside Brick Works, Cherry Valley, Fitton Hill, etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Ashton Road, Belgrave Road, Copster Hill Road, King Street, Lee Street, Park Road, Queen`s Road & Waterloo Street, plus an 1897 railway timetable for the Oldham-Stockport line. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Oldham South West in 1916 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the south-western side of Oldham including Werneth, stretching from Coppice Street & Werneth Park westward to Oldham Sewage Works & White Gate, & from Drury Lane northward to Alfred Street. Features include Glebe Mills, Richmond Mill, Butler Green, Gem Mill, Lark Mill, Nile Mill, Raven Mill, Ramsey Mill, Mona Mill, Melrose Mill, Chadderton Mill, Hartford Mill, Werneth Mill, several other mills, short stretch of Rochdale Canal, Durban Mill, Vale Mill, Oak Mills, Hartford House, St John`s church, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Coalshaw Green Road, Drury Lane, Frederick Street, Grange Avenue, Manchester Road, Manchester Street, Old Lane & Oxford Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

In November every year, on Remembrance Sunday, representatives of the whole nation parade past the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The last section to pass is always a group of London Transport staff. For decades they marched in the company of a very special vehicle: a bright red open-topped double-decker London bus. This was B-type bus number B43. Written using detailed study of the first hand accounts preserved in official war diaries & reports, & other extensive research, this is the complete story of B43, Ole Bill, & other London buses that went to war in Northern France in 1914. ...