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Long Road from Jarrow
- A journey through Britain then and now
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Long Road from Jarrow by Stuart Maconie.
In the autumn of 1936, some 200 men from the Tyneside town of Jarrow marched 300 miles to London in protest against the destruction of their towns and industries. Precisely 80 years on, Stuart Maconie walks from north to south, retracing the route of the emblematic Jarrow Crusade. Following history's footsteps, Maconie is in search of what modern Britain is really like today.
Travelling down the country's spine, Maconie moves through a land that is, in some ways, very much the same as the England of the '30s, with its political turbulence, austerity, north/south divide, food banks and, of course, football mania. Yet in other ways, it is completely unrecognisable: highstreets peppered with pound shops and e-cigarette vendors, smoothie bars and Costas on every corner.
Maconie visits the great, established and yet evolving cities of Leeds, Sheffield and London as well as the sleepy hamlets, quiet lanes and roaring motorways. He meets those with stories to tell and whose voices build a funny, complex and entertaining tale of Britain, then and now. Written in Maconie's signature style, this is a fascinating exploration of a modern nation that, though it looks and sounds strangely familiar, has been completely transformed.
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- Royals1871
- 09-10-17
Thought provoking and entertaining
Marvellous recreation and evocation of a truly historic march.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and empathise with many of the themes and concerns that it echoes.
It made me proud of the decent majority of my country folk and yet also ashamed of the country that Britain was and is today.
I wholeheartedly recommend this audio book.
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- MAH
- 05-08-20
made me want to follow the walk
Nice was to learn more about the Jarrow march and how little things have changed, thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-19
Stuart's a delight but is not an activist
Fascinating and informative and wonderfully passionate about what matters such as Hillsborough, Orgreave and the like but, as an insightful commentator, clearly not on top of our current turbulent times and potential for real transformative change. Un typically Stuart got his research wrong about who voted for change - that is Corbyn - in both leadership elections. It was people like me, Labour for 30 years, proud to be a Northerner. This unusual poor scholarship leads our Stuart in some surprising misjudgements. Happy to discuss. Keith Venables_keith@yahoo.co.uk
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- DN Cumbria
- 29-12-23
Excellent
Enjoyed every minute of this frank account of this historic demonstration. The book is full of interesting info.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-11-18
The long walk
Well worth the read. Once started I read it until finished. Very well written and emphasised the effort needed by the men of Jarrow.
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- referee806
- 25-09-17
Absolutely fantastic book.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend this to all, you will not be disappointed at all.
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- Dr. N. WOODRUFF
- 15-05-23
Brilliant
The true example when British men show that they.are strong to the core and tenatiius
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- Mr P Stroud
- 02-11-17
A must read
great observations about today, and interesting background info re yesterday. Faint hope that it will change tomorrow.....
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- Martin Evans
- 14-03-18
A Great Work of Our Time
Switching between 1936 and 2016 the author illustrates the parallels between then and now whilst at the same time he describes the factual events of the Jarrow Crusade. Despite being “no platformed” by the then Labour Government he shows how the overall effect of the march - which, we are to read, was one of many similar events of that time - has had an effect on the class and geographical divides that still seem to characterise our country. Not so much funny as “....funny that!” and we see that we perhaps still face similar challenges.
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- Luke
- 23-03-22
Simply Sumptuous
A delightful and amusing journey across English history and countryside. Informative and literally well read
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