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Blackpool (Town & City Histories S.) The world's first and biggest working-class seaside resort has generated myths, tall stories, stereotypes and novelties for over a century. Walton looks at the myths against the evidence and tells the story of the real Blackpool, warts and all.

Francis Frith's Around Blackpool (Photographic Memories S.) A collection of approximately 100 detailed period photographs from the Francis Frith archive with extended captions and full introduction. It is suitable for Blackpool tourists, local historians and general readers. The volume includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photograph shown in the book.

Images of Blackpool Everyone has an image of Blackpool. For some, it conjures up a picture of the Tower. Others think of the piers, perhaps the old music days. Then there are the trams, the illuminations - the list is endless. It was the Northern mill workers who helped make Blackpool what it is today, Britain's premier resort. They came in their droves to sample its unique atmosphere and bracing sea breezes. Today it boasts more that 17 million visitors a year and, although times have moved on, Blackpool's singular appeal still remains. Blackpool is big, bold and unashamedly brassy. But it gives people what they want - and most of them come back for more. Some start their love affair with Blackpool as candy floss kids, others as excited teenagers. Then there are the families, at whom Blackpool has always been aimed, who come back time and time again to enjoy the wide variety of leisure, pleasure and entertainment it has to offer. Few showbusiness names have reached the top without a stint on the boards of Blackpool's North Pier. All have happy memories and tales to tell of the typical Northern welcome they received in those early days. Images of Blackpool is a pictorial record of some of the changes that visitors have witnessed through the ages.

From Lamp to Laser: The Story of the Blackpool Illuminations Released to celebrate 125 years of the Blackpool Lights. The display covers six miles and features video projections, interactive tableaux, LED displays and lasers, with computer animated light shows and illuminated holograms in prospect. This book shows how electrical power influenced the resort's development.

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