Posted in the Past: Revealing the True Stories Written on a Postcard by Helen Baggott

THE MAN WHO HELPED PREPARE KITCHENER'S LAST MEAN AND OTHER TRUE STORIES

A young pupil writing to a teacher, a courting couple that might get married, a 10-year-old servant working for a laundress in 19th-century Bath - all are connected by messages sent using the first real social media phenomenon of the 20th Century.

Using a genealogist's toolbox, Posted in the Past reveals the stories behind postcards sent more than a hundred years ago.

The safe arrival of a precious grandchild, a train delayed by the first national rail strike, bad weather, good luck - messages that go beyond 'wish you were here?' and open the door to the past. Weavers, button makers, butlers, motor bus drivers, a fitter of sanitary appliances and even the owner of a steamship - industrious employment from Mills to the sea and all revealed in Posted in the Past.

Genres: Nonfiction - History - Social History
Condition: Very good
Published: 2019 by Stourcastle Books
Pages: 279
ISBN: 978196107007
Weight: 475g