Magnificent Mercury - History of the Leicester Mercury

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	ISBN 1-871344-21-2 (Hardback) Price: UK £14.50 International £16.50 Category: Leicestershire Local Interest Key Subjects: Leicestershire Newspapers Social History Media Leicester Mercury

Steve England
MAGNIFICENT MERCURY
History of a Regional Newspaper:
The first 125 years of the Leicester Mercury

Publication date:1999
Size: 140 pages 210 x 300mm
150 archive photographs
format: Hardback only

Published to celebrate 125 years of the Leicester Mercury, this fascinating book traces the way Leicester’s principle local paper began, with its first issue on January 31st 1874, and has grown and developed alongside its home city. Through years of war, depression, austerity, and prosperity the paper has reported and reflected changing interests, and seen many new trends in newspaper coverage and printing technology.

Price including UK Postage: £14.50
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