Untitled Biography of Asa BriggsAsa Briggs was one of the best known historians of his generation. Acclaimed biographer Adam Sisman here reveals Asas life story for the first time. As a historian Asa Briggs was a pioneer, who ventured into previously unexplored areas of study: labour history, urban history, local history, northern history, the history of cities, the history of the book, the history of communications, and so on. He seemed interested in everything; no detail was too