ISBN: 9781847658036

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 merch… Mehr…

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.; PDF; History & Transport > Humamities > Regional & national history > European history > British & Irish, European Consortium for Political Research<

ISBN: 9781847658036

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 merch… Mehr…

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.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > Regional & national history > European history > British & Irish, Profile<

ISBN: 9781847658036

Counting Sheep ab 6.99 € als epub eBook: A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Gesch… Mehr…

Counting Sheep ab 6.99 € als epub eBook: A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub eBooks > Geschichte & Dokus, Profile<

ISBN: 9781847658036

Counting Sheep - A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain: ab 6.99 € eBooks > Geschichte & Dokus Profile eBook als epub, Profile

2014, ISBN: 9781847658036

A Celebration of the Pastoral Heritage of Britain, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: ProFile], ProFile, 2014