Ferguson''s Gang - The Remarkable Story of the National Trust Gangsters

The secret society that saved rural England. With the help of their relatives, colleagues and friends of the Gang, Bagnell and Beck provide the true facts and reveal this group, who raised money for the National Trust and save many areas of British countryside, in all their glory for the first time.

About the author

Polly Bagnall is a contemporary British painter and illustrator. Her grandfather, John Macgregor, was "The Artichoke", a member of Ferguson's Gang.

Sally Beck is a national newspaper and magazine journalist specialising in celebrity, real life and health features.

Summary

The fascinating and quirky story of how a gang of eccentric female philanthropists helped the National Trust to save rural Britain in the 1930s.

Product details

• Authors: Polly Bagnall, Polly Beck Bagnall, Bagnall Polly, Sally Beck, Beck Sally, National Trust Books
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781909881716
• ISBN: 978-1-909881-71-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: National Trust History & Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; England, NATURE / General, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, British & Irish history, The countryside, country life: general interest, Social and cultural history, The countryside, country life, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy