Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved Its Heritage by Simon Thurley

Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved Its Heritage

Simon Thurley

224 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments, and sites and opened them to the public.  This engaging book explains why the extraordinary collecting frenzy took place, locating it in t...

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