Heard on the Street
Ruth Ironside
Duncan of Jordanstone University
Dundee, Scotland
The Flying Scotsman
Sian Leong
In 1993 Graeme Obree, a Scottish cyclist set a new world record of 51.596km for the distance covered in an hour. That is notable enough.
Even more impressive is how he did it – the day after the official attempt -
when his obsessive fear of failure compelled him to have another go straight
away and achieve his goal.
Duncan of Jordanstone University
Dundee, Scotland
Disaster in Dundee
Paul Degernier
Historical account of a disaster in Dundee in 1879. A bridge collapsed and train thrown into the river – many passengers drowned.
Duncan of Jordanstone University
Dundee, Scotland
War of Idealists
Kajetan Lukomski
This is about the invasion of Poland in 1939 which triggered the 2nd world war.
Duncan of Jordanstone University
Dundee, Scotland
