Hope and Glory by Melissa Blackburn PAPERBACK 9780750935401

Hope and GloryEpic Stories of Empire and Commonwealth\nAuthor(s): Melissa Blackburn, Steve Humphries, Nick Maddocks, Clair Titley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The History Press Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780750935401, 978-0750935401\nSynopsis\nHope and Glory and the television series it accompanies provide a unique record of the strong links between the West of England and the Empire and Commonwealth in the twentieth century. It features the epic stories of men and women whose lives were shaped by emigration and immigration on an unimaginable scale. We hear the voices of those who were inspired to undertake a life-changing journey across the sea to England, to Australia, to India, Africa and the Far East.\n\nWhat was it like to grow up in India at the height of British Empire? What happened to the thousands of orphans forcibly transported to places like Australia and Canada? How did it feel to struggle for civil rights in 1960s Bristol? What was .