William Woodruff Writer

William Woodruff (12 September 1916 – 23 September 2008) was a professor of world history, but perhaps most noted for 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.

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William Woodruff
Birth dateSeptember 12, 1916
Birth place
Blackburn , Lancashire , United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom
United States
Date of deathSeptember 23, 2008
Place of death
Gainesville Florida , United States
Education
Harvard University
University of Oxford
St Catherine's College Oxford

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