A 1930s Childhood From Conker Fights to Coal Fires

<p><strong>Do you remember collecting birds’ eggs and cigarette cards? Or the first appearances of wrapped sweets like Mars and Milky Way?</strong></p><p>The 1930s was a time of great progress, as engines took over from horses, and electric light from gas and oil. In the background, change was everywhere, with the <em>Mallard</em> speed record, the abdication of the King, and the increasing spectre of the impending Second World War. It was a time of home cooking, and day-trip holidays, when families kept chickens and children played with bows and arrows.</p><p>This delightfully nostalgic book will take you right back to a different age, recalling what life was like for those growing up in the 1930s.</p>