{"product_id":"1976-christopher-sandford-9781803999579","title":"1976: The Year That Scorched","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSearing heat, political turmoil, revolution in popular culture: relive the scorching year of 1976 in all its glory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the political scene, Harold Wilson abruptly resigned as prime minister; Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe resigned in advance of his arrest and sensational Old Bailey trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder; and the Tories elected 'Milk Snatcher' Margaret Thatcher as their party leader. The IRAâ (TM)s long-running demands for the reunification of Ireland exploded into a campaign of wholesale terrorism on the British mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the Black Panther was finally arrested and brought to justice, and the curious case of John Stonehouse, the UKâ (TM)s last Postmaster General, came to its climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrow in the fact that Southampton defied 500:1 odds to win the FA Cup, and the irresistible rise of punk rock, triggered by the iconic moment when the Sex Pistols were let loose on an unsuspecting teatime-television audience, and 1976 proves itself a truly pendulum year that divides the old from the new - recaptured here in fully living, human detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside \u003ci\u003e1976\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSeason-by-season account of the events\u003c\/b\u003e of this bumper year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories from across the \u003cb\u003eUK, USA, Europe\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eSoviet Union\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitical rivalries\u003c\/b\u003e in a Cold War era, including the early rise of \u003cb\u003eMargaret Thatcher\u003c\/b\u003e and the demise of \u003cb\u003eHarold Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrities of the era, including \u003cb\u003eDavid Bowie, Sid James and the Sex Pistols, ABBA\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eBee Gees\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMassive breakthroughs in criminal justice, such as the arrest of the \u003cb\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/b\u003e, and the conclusion of the case of \u003cb\u003epostmaster general John Stonehouse\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving no stone unturned and no story untold, \u003ci\u003e1976\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of pure nostalgia for those who lived through it, and an eyeopening experience for those who didn't: a page turner right to the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Sandford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803999578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803999579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Christopher Sandford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874500194559,"sku":"9781803999579","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1976-christopher-sandford-9781803999579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}