Oh Manchester!: A Selection of Writing on Manchester

By John Ludden

Oh Manchester We begin once upon a time down Collyhurst Road in 1918, and end with an all Manc FA Cup final. 2024: Abide with Manchester. Along the way we meet L.S Lowry and his Matchstalk Men. Oswald Mosley, and bye bye Blackshirts. Last Summer: 1939. A plot to kill Hitler. Holy Fires. A serial killer at large in the Manchester blitz. Death Warrant: the last day on earth for Alan Turing. Belgrade: beyond the Iron Curtain with the Busby Babes. The tragic tale of 1958. An Incident at Jodrell: men in black. Granada calling: the first to report on the slaying of JFK. Quality time The Krays come knocking in Once upon a time in Manchester. The Cavern club is up for grabs in Let it Be. The hunt is on for the last great train robber in Cheetham Hill The city comes together as the Moors Murders haunt and torment. Frank Sinatra, Old Blue eyes himself comes to town in a very good year. Georgie Best is on the Moon. The fires of Moss Side with ''God's cop'' in 1981. The Hacienda opening night: Bernard Manning wreaking havoc Tony Wilson takes Madonna on a late night tour of Manchester. Monday 3rd May 1993: twenty six years, but now champions Magical dragonflies, the 96 bomb. What's the story Morning Glory appears to be the Salford Sioux. Morrissey sings ''To die by your side'' in the Brass Tap carnage. ''Go on then Tommy, what really happened when the Krays came to town once upon a time ago '' Oh Manchester
And so much more ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FHV9D9TQ
• ISBN13: 9798292734451
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"