{"product_id":"it-happened-in-shropshire-bob-burrows-9781906122195","title":"It Happened in Shropshire","description":"\"It Happened in Shropshire is a vibrant and compelling account of the county's diverse heritage; its heroes, its battles, its discoveries, its crimes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob Burrows's highly readable prose transports the reader through time, racing across the landscape of Shropshire's past from the woolly mammoths of 10,000 BC, the Roman occupation of Wroxeter and the Battle of Shrewsbury, to the Industrial Revolution and to the sporting achievements and murderous exploits of recent years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book celebrates Salopians of national renown such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India, Wilfred Owen and Percy Thrower, as well as commemorating the accidents and disasters of: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shropshire's ghostly past...and present \u003cbr\u003e The legends of 'Mad Jack' Mytton and the charismatic outlaw Sir Humphrey Kynaston \u003cbr\u003e A celebration of Salopian sporting champions: Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Richie Woodhall, Billy Wright \u003cbr\u003e Shropshire's notorious and also its heroic vicars \u003cbr\u003e The 'Black Panther' and other Salopian murderers exposed\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Burrows\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906122199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906122195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Merlin Unwin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Bob Burrows","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372458037503,"sku":"9781906122195","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed0428d6-4915-4067-8ec3-677edc0ad7a8.jpg?v=1732726001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-happened-in-shropshire-bob-burrows-9781906122195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}