A Grim Almanac of Leicestershire

Featured here are such diverse tales as mining disasters, freak weather conditions, industrial catastrophes, train crashes and tragic accidents, including the Oadby woman who was killed by a wasp sting in 1925 and Dorothy Cain, who performed her first ever parachute jump in 1926 - without her parachute.

• | By (Author): Nicola Sly (Author)
• | Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0752487442
• | ISBN-13: 9780752487441