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- William Woodruff (12 September 1916 – 23 September 2008) was a professor of world history and author. His two autobiographical works, The Road to Nab End and its sequel Beyond Nab End, both became bestsellers in the United Kingdom. The memoirs, covering Woodruff's impoverished upbringing in an English weaving community during the Great Depression, contain significant amounts of social commentary about the conditions in which he lived. (en)
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- Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom (en)
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- British, United States (en)
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- Gainesville, Florida, United States (en)
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- Beyond Nab End (en)
- A Concise History of the Modern World – 1500 to the Present (en)
- The Road To Nab End: A Lancashire Childhood (en)
- Vessel of Sadness (en)
- Impact of Western Man – A Study of Europe's Role in the World Economy, 1750–1960 (en)
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- Professor (en)
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- Helga (en)
- Katharine (en)
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- Economic and world history, autobiography, fiction (en)
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- William Woodruff (12 September 1916 – 23 September 2008) was a professor of world history and author. His two autobiographical works, The Road to Nab End and its sequel Beyond Nab End, both became bestsellers in the United Kingdom. The memoirs, covering Woodruff's impoverished upbringing in an English weaving community during the Great Depression, contain significant amounts of social commentary about the conditions in which he lived. (en)
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