Calling WPC Crockford (eBook)

Ruth D'Alessandro (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
352 Seiten
Headline (Verlag)
978-1-78739-965-5 (ISBN)

Infos

In the early 1950s, the Berkshire Constabulary finally opened its ranks to more women. And WPC Crockford was one of those early pioneers... When 21-year-old Gwendoline Crockford signed up to join the Berkshire Constabulary in 1951, she had little idea of what she was getting herself into. Whether carrying a human skeleton out of the woods, finding a missing child, investigating thefts, or chasing an escaped zebra, every day brought fresh adventures.In this nostalgic, tender and honest account of post-war British society, we follow a bright, determined woman navigating a man's world, serving as many people as she can. From performing traffic duties to unravelling a dark secret at the heart of an impoverished family, WPC Crockford's career was full of joy, thrills and heartbreak.Written by her daughter Ruth, this is the story of a real-life woman police constable as she embarks on her police career.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.3.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 1950s England • Austerity • Berkshire • Biography • Blue • Call the midwife • Constable • Family • Family history • female police officer • grandmother • Heartbeat • History • Justice system • Memoir • Memory • Mother's Day • MUM • Nostalgia • personal history • policing • Post-War • Social History • social upheaval • True Crime • True story
• ISBN-10: 1-78739-965-6 / 1787399656
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78739-965-5 / 9781787399655