Description:
A rich and vivid history of Britain's second city through the people who made it
Brief description:
Brian Groom is a journalist and a leading expert on British regional and national affairs. His career was spent mainly at the Financial Times, where he was assistant editor. He lives in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester. His first book, Northerners, was a Waterstones History Book of the Year.
Review Quotes: 'Brian Groom fights for northern history.' Lancashire Evening Post