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Getting to know England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Getting to know England Scotland Ireland and Wales Author:Charles R. Joy "A lively report on changing aspects of life in Britain is preceded by some historical and geographical information, with a good deal more interspersed throughout the book. Much of the writing has a rambling, conversational quality, but the author's interpretations of the British scene are astute and moderate. She discusses governmental structur... more »e, education, sports, industry, communication, law, Mods and Rockers, agriculture, the welfare state, the Royal Family, and so on: a bit of everything. A list of sovereigns, another of important dates, a reading list, and an index are appended. The many photographs (illustrations) are of good quality." Bulletin of Center for Children's Books