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written to mark the 40th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge, this book details its history and construction
the men who worked on these high wires, five hundred feet above the forth, were called spidermen .... they were a cross between tapeze artists and ballerinas, moving with grace, agility and confidence, and had nerves of steel...
the Forth Bridge is situated in latitude 56 degrees north, much further north than any major suspension bridge in the world..
there were no stops for tea or meal breaks. tea and hot soup were delivered by means of an urn strapped to the back of a teaboy... Andrew Blunt, a spider man, fell thirty five feet and was aved by a safety net.... this made him a mem | |  | | Famous Women of Fife
30 mini biographies of women who have made their mark in politics, entertainment, literature the arts and sport
Scotland has never been short of talent. Much has been written about its heroes - men of vision, entrepreneurs and businessmen, writers and explorers, doctors, divines and philanthropists. But what about the women, the legion of unsung heroines who sustained and supported them? According to Elspeth King, we are initiated into a culture where women have no visible past, with very little credit being given to them, their role in our history denigrated or dismissed. Few women have been satisfied with the role of encourager and supporter, which has been assigned to them, but even fewer have been | |  | | sair, sair wark, women and mining in scotland
the only definitive history of women working in the coal industry
In 1865, Arthur Joseph Munby, a London barrister and staunch supporter of women's right to work, interviewed a 37 year old pit head worker. She had been in service, but left to go down the pit, seven years after it had been made illegal. dressed as a man, she drew waggons or corves with a belt around her body and a chain between her legs and claimed that the breeches kept the chain from hurting.... |
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