Cracked Eggs and Chicken Soup [electronic resource] : A Memoir of Growing up Between the Wars
Jacobs, Norman2018
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Yet this is also a chronicle of what was a turbulent time in British history, and especially in the East End, with its then still large Jewish and Irish populations. So here too is an eyewitness account of the Depression, and of the provocative marches by Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists through the area, culminating in the Battle of Cable Street that saw the marchers turned back by the efforts of Jewish, Irish, communist and socialist protestors. Above all, however, Norman Jacobs writes with affection of the area and its extraordinary mix of peoples, as well as the now-vanished aspects of everyday life, such as the music hall, the two-valve radio, and the first Cup Final to be played at Wembley.
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[Place of publication not identified] : John Blake, 2018
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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9781789460049
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English
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2715533