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The Crooked Scythe
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780571340804
- Book Title
- Crooked Scythe : an Anthology of Oral History
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 7.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Social Science, History
- Topic
- Social History, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural
- Item Weight
- 6.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0571340806
ISBN-13
9780571340804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038424597
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crooked Scythe : an Anthology of Oral History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Social History, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Rural
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"The essence of this oral history [is] the art and mysteries of ploughing, shepherding, the forge, the domestic service, fishing in the North Sea . . . His books often escape into another world altogether." -- Sunday Times, 'A monument to a great and pioneering man . . . It is right that the past should be heard of in the words of those who lived it.' Daily Telegraph, "A pleasure to look at and a delight to read . . . A treasury of country folklore." -- Daily Telegraph, 'The essence of this oral history [is] the art and mysteries of ploughing, shepherding, the forge, the domestic service, fishing in the North Sea . . . His books often escape into another world altogether.' Sunday Times, "A monument to a great and pioneering man . . . It is right that the past should be heard of in the words of those who lived it." -- Daily Telegraph
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
942.082
Synopsis
Evans was one of the pioneers of oral history. This anthology is drawn from his writings about the memories of men and women of a past era--farm laborers, shepherds, horsemen, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, sailors, fishermen, miners, maltsters, domestic servants, and many others in the 1950s.950s., George Ewart Evans, who wrote the classic Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay , was one of the pioneers of oral history. This anthology is drawn from his writings about the memories of men and women of a past era - farm labourers, shepherds, horsemen, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, sailors, fisherman, miners, maltsters, domestic servants and many others. The anthology is edited and includes drawings by David Gentleman. 'A pleasure to look at and a delight to read . . . A treasury of country folklore in words and pictures, and a monument to a great and pioneering man . . . It is right that the past should be heard of in the words of those who lived it . . . Those who actually cut the hay.' Daily Telegraph, George Ewart Evans was one of the pioneers of oral history. This anthology is drawn from his writings about the memories of men and women of a past era -- farm labourers, shepherds, horsemen, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, sailors, fishermen, miners, maltsters, domestic servants and many others. Ewart Evans gathered this unique testimony in rural East Anglia in the 1950s, just as mechanisation was taking over every aspect of life, preserving a wealth of human history and language in this fascinating and often moving anthology., A beautiful new edition of The Crooked Scythe: An Anthology of Oral History , by George Ewart Evans - author of the classic Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay . George Ewart Evans, who wrote the classic Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay , was one of the pioneers of oral history. This anthology is drawn from his writings about the memories of men and women of a past era - farm labourers, shepherds, horsemen, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, sailors, fisherman, miners, maltsters, domestic servants and many others. The anthology is edited and includes drawings by David Gentleman. 'A pleasure to look at and a delight to read . . . A treasury of country folklore in words and pictures, and a monument to a great and pioneering man . . . It is right that the past should be heard of in the words of those who lived it . . . Those who actually cut the hay.' Daily Telegraph
LC Classification Number
DA670.S9
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