Counting sheep : a celebration of the pastoral heritage of Britain
Walling, Philip2015
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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.
Main title:
Counting sheep : a celebration of the pastoral heritage of Britain / Philip Walling.
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Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2015.London : Profile Books, 2015.
Collation:
xxii, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846685057 (pbk)
Dewey class:
636.300941
Language:
English
BRN:
1335568