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Carl Chinn Author

Professor Carl Chinn MBE Professor of Community History University of Birmingham

Peaky Blinders - The Real Gangs and Gangsters cover

Peaky Blinders - The Real Gangs and Gangsters

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£10.99

Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters cover

Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£8.99

The Real Peaky Blinders cover

The Real Peaky Blinders

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£12.95

The Cadbury Story cover

The Cadbury Story

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£9.95

Peaky Blinders: The Legacy - The real story of Britain's most notorious 1920s gangs cover

Peaky Blinders: The Legacy - The real story of Britain's most notorious 1920s gangs

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£8.99

Black Country Memories cover

Black Country Memories

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£13.95

Peaky Blinders - The Real Story of Birmingham's most notorious gangs cover

Peaky Blinders - The Real Story of Birmingham's most notorious gangs

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£10.99

Proper Brummie cover

Proper Brummie

2 authors - Paperback

£10.95

Streets of Brum cover

Streets of Brum

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£13.95

The Streets of Brum cover

The Streets of Brum

Carl Chinn - Paperback

£13.95

Lench's Trust cover

Lench's Trust

2 authors - Paperback

£13.95