The story threads history and fiction together, taking readers through different periods in British history – 1910, 1969 and finally 2009.
In the dogged pursuit of associations, no thread of history is too small to tug at.
Harrison goes to great lengths -- at times too great -- to thread New York history through his narrative.
{cq} ROWAYTON Rowayton Historical Society "A Common Thread: Family History Told Through Quilting," {cq} featuring nearly 30 quilts from local residents.
My reading Mavhunga's book in the wake of the Cecil uproar made stark the continued thread of history.
The thread of history winds along on twists of fate, like Archduke Ferdinand's driver missing a turn.
In this country, however, we are all linked within one border, knotted onto one common thread of history.
A different thread of history is on view at the hulking Eastern State Penitentiary, 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue.
Only by these means will pupils recognise that the thread of history is a long one, and one which does not always travel in one direction.
It opens in Paris today; in Le Monde, Thomas Sotinel reviews it enthusiastically, and describes it as essentially composed of spoken testimony that unspools the thread of history from the end of the empire to the end of the Cultural Revolution.
Ted Green, Britain's foremost ancient tree expert, said: "Man's passion for ancient trees is boundless, touching all walks of life, professions and classes, and is a continuous thread throughout history.
