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The Gravity of Feathers

- Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda
Af: Andrew Fleming Engelsk Hardback

The Gravity of Feathers

- Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda
Af: Andrew Fleming Engelsk Hardback
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Discover the true story of St Kilda.When the last 36 inhabitants of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Scottish Hebrides, were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at ‘the edge of the world’ lost its permanent population after five millennia.It has long been accepted that the islanders’ failure to adapt to the modern world was its demise. Andrew Fleming overturns the traditional view. Unafraid of highlighting dark times, he shows how they sacrificed their reputation as an uncorrupted, ideal society to embrace and exploit the tourist trade. Creating a prestigious tweed, exporting the ancestors of today’s Hebridean sheep, the islanders gained access to consumer goods and learned how to play politics to their advantage.This book tells the absorbing and eventful story of St Kilda from earliest times, up to the evacuation and its aftermath. Previously untapped sources and fresh insights bring to life the personalities, feelings, attitudes and rich culture of the islanders themselves, as well as the numerous outsiders who engaged with the remote island community.
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Discover the true story of St Kilda.When the last 36 inhabitants of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Scottish Hebrides, were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at ‘the edge of the world’ lost its permanent population after five millennia.It has long been accepted that the islanders’ failure to adapt to the modern world was its demise. Andrew Fleming overturns the traditional view. Unafraid of highlighting dark times, he shows how they sacrificed their reputation as an uncorrupted, ideal society to embrace and exploit the tourist trade. Creating a prestigious tweed, exporting the ancestors of today’s Hebridean sheep, the islanders gained access to consumer goods and learned how to play politics to their advantage.This book tells the absorbing and eventful story of St Kilda from earliest times, up to the evacuation and its aftermath. Previously untapped sources and fresh insights bring to life the personalities, feelings, attitudes and rich culture of the islanders themselves, as well as the numerous outsiders who engaged with the remote island community.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9781780278810
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1780278810
Udg. Dato: 3 okt 2024
Længde: 36mm
Bredde: 165mm
Højde: 242mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 3 okt 2024
Forfatter(e): Andrew Fleming
Forfatter(e) Andrew Fleming


Kategori Western Isles, Outer Hebrides


ISBN-13 9781780278810


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 368


Udgave


Længde 36mm


Bredde 165mm


Højde 242mm


Udg. Dato 3 okt 2024


Oplagsdato 3 okt 2024


Forlag Birlinn General

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