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Yorkshire : a lyrical history of England's greatest county / Richard Morris.
Van Pelt Library DA670.Y6 M784 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morris, Richard, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yorkshire (England)--History.
- Yorkshire (England).
- England--Yorkshire.
- Yorkshire (England)--Description and travel.
- Yorkshire (England)--Social life and customs.
- Local Subjects:
- Yorkshire (England)--History.
- Yorkshire (England)--Description and travel.
- Yorkshire (England)--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2018.
- Summary:
- Yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself'. It is southern Britain in microcosm, where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie side by side. Richard Morris weaves history, travelogue and ecology to explore this landscape in legend, literature and popular regard. Morris considers different ways to come to Yorkshire - in a poem, through an image, on holiday. We descend into the county's netherworld of caves and mines, face episodes at once brave and dark, such as the part played by Whitby and Hull in emptying Arctic waters of whales, or the re-routing of rivers and destruction of Yorkshire's fens. We are introduced to discoverers and inventions, meet people who came and went, encounter real and fabled heroes, and discover why, from the Iron Age to the Cold War, Yorkshire was such a key place in times of tension and struggle.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: THE AINSTY AND YORK
- 1.My World Begins
- 2.Tunnel Visions
- 3.Dere Street
- NORTH
- 4.Spyall, Cowtons and the Wounds of Christ
- 5.No Place Like Home: Lackawanna, Nassagaweya and Castle Dismal
- 6.Farthest North
- EAST
- 7.Humber
- 8.Wonderful Amy
- 9.A Wet Day in Bawtry
- WEST
- 10.In Barnsdale Forest
- 11.Mungo, Shoddy and Enemies Within
- 12.All for Your Delight.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0297609432
- 9780297609438
- OCLC:
- 920712680
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