Aberdeen at Work - People and Industries Through the Years

Aberdeen at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the city of Aberdeen in the last hundred and more years.

About the author

Lorna was born on the Black Isle in the Highlands but has lived in and around Aberdeen most of her life. Once a lecturer in History at Aberdeen College, she went on to teach in schools, later in collaboration with Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, scripting and producing a DVD, called Object Lesson, as an aid for teaching local history using museum artefacts and an interactive website, Aberdeen Quest, based on Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums' collections. She has published mainly historical articles in Leopard Magazine, two local history books with Amberley and her first novel, Banana Pier, came out in 2011 with a second in the pipeline.Michael Dey graduated in history and on completion of a doctorate went on to work in the museum service in Aberdeen specialising in social and industrial history, including the granite trade in North East Scotland. He has previously written The Granite City for Amberley and contributed to a number of articles and books.

Summary

Aberdeen at Work is a fascinating pictorial history of the working life of the city of Aberdeen in the last hundred and more years.

Product details

• Authors: Lorna Corall Dey, Michael Dey
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781445696683
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-9668-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 231 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: At Work
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches