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Examine remarkable historical photographs--chosen from the world-famous Frith collection--that date...
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Examine remarkable historical photographs--chosen from the world-famous Frith collection--that date back to the 1860s, along with pictures of the same scenes today, and you'll marvel at the transformation. Images vividly show the English at work and play, and the landscape's alteration through the years. Once-flowing canals have silted up; the railway has ceded its reign to the car; and monumental buildings have been razed and replaced. From the seaside and countryside to greater London: this chronicle captures Britain in incomparable scope and richness.
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