Kintyre country life - Softcover
The book presents a picture of the lives of country folk in Kintyre from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth. It includes accounts of sheep-stealing, New Year's Day shinty battles, and violent encounters between excisemen and the distillers and smugglers of illicit whisky. It is also about the everyday lives of the people; how they worked the land, kept their livestock, built and furnished their homes, prepared food and fuel and celebrated special days. The reader is transported to the fields, farms, homes and markets of the area, which are evoked through a riot of sights, smells and sounds. The book is generously illustrated with photographs both collected and taken by the author. A vivid and tangible portrait of a forgotten way of life, Kintyre Country Life examines not only the agricultural techniques employed at the time, but also extends its scope to the more social elements of life such as the leisure activities of Kintyre farm workers and the games played by their children.
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About the Author:
Angus Martin is a native on of Kintyre and has written two other books about the area, Kintyre: The Hidden Past and Ring Net Fishermen, both published by John Donald.
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- PublisherJ. Donald
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0859761959
- ISBN 13 9780859761956
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages201
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. General wear to the soft cover, including rubbing to the edges/corners and a heavier crease to the front lower corner, but otherwise the binding remains sound. Light discolouration to the edges of the textblock (slightly heavier along the top edge) but internally, the pages are clean with no inscriptions or inscriptions. Size: 9" - 10" tall. Weight: 420g. Seller Inventory # 001108
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover with some light shelfwear, otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp201, b&w photographs, appendices, index. The book presents a picture of the lives of country folk in Kintyre from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth. It includes accounts of sheep-stealing, New Year's Day shinty battles, and violent encounters between excisemen and the distillers and smugglers of illicit whisky. It is also about the everyday lives of the people; how they worked the land, kept their livestock, built and furnished their homes, prepared food and fuel and celebrated special days. The reader is transported to the fields, farms, homes and markets of the area, which are evoked through a riot of sights, smells and sounds. The book is generously illustrated with photographs both collected and taken by the author. A vivid and tangible portrait of a forgotten way of life, Kintyre Country Life examines not only the agricultural techniques employed at the time, but also extends its scope to the more social elements of life such as the leisure activities of Kintyre farm workers and the games played by their children. Seller Inventory # 012734
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