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Counting Sheep

- A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain
Af: Philip Walling Engelsk Paperback

Counting Sheep

- A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain
Af: Philip Walling Engelsk Paperback
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Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside. Our fortunes were once founded on sheep, and this book tells a story of wool and money and history, of merchants and farmers and shepherds, of English yeomen and how they got their freedom, and above all, of the soil. Sheep have helped define our culture and topography, impacting on everything from accent and idiom, architecture, roads and waterways, to social progression and wealth.With his eye for the idiosyncratic, Philip meets the native breeds that thrive in this country; he tells stories about each breed, meets their shepherds and owners, learns about their past - and confronts the present realities of sheep farming. Along the way, Philip meets the people of the countryside and their many professions: the mole-catchers, the stick-makers, the tobacco-twisters and clog-wrights. He explores this artisan heritage as he re-discovers the countryside, and finds a lifestyle parallel to modern existence, struggling to remain unchanged - and at its heart, always sheep.
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Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside. Our fortunes were once founded on sheep, and this book tells a story of wool and money and history, of merchants and farmers and shepherds, of English yeomen and how they got their freedom, and above all, of the soil. Sheep have helped define our culture and topography, impacting on everything from accent and idiom, architecture, roads and waterways, to social progression and wealth.With his eye for the idiosyncratic, Philip meets the native breeds that thrive in this country; he tells stories about each breed, meets their shepherds and owners, learns about their past - and confronts the present realities of sheep farming. Along the way, Philip meets the people of the countryside and their many professions: the mole-catchers, the stick-makers, the tobacco-twisters and clog-wrights. He explores this artisan heritage as he re-discovers the countryside, and finds a lifestyle parallel to modern existence, struggling to remain unchanged - and at its heart, always sheep.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781846685057
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1846685052
Kategori: Europæisk historie
Udg. Dato: 5 mar 2015
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 200mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 mar 2015
Forfatter(e): Philip Walling
Forfatter(e) Philip Walling

Kategori Europæisk historie

ISBN-13 9781846685057

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 200mm

Udg. Dato 5 mar 2015

Oplagsdato 5 mar 2015

Forlag Profile Books Ltd

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