The Horse in the Furrow

Informationen zum Autor Born in the mining town of Abercynon, South Wales, George Ewart Evans (1909-88) was a pioneering oral historian. In 1948 he settled with his family in Blaxhall, Suffolk, and through conversing with his neighbours he developed an interest in their dialect and the aspects of rural life which they described. Many were agricultural labourers, born before the turn of the century, who had worked on farms before the arrival of mechanisation. With the assistance of a tape recorder he collected oral evidence of the dialect, rural customs, traditions and folklore throughout East Anglia, and this work, reinforced by documental research, provided the background for his renowned East Anglian books. Klappentext The Suffolk Punch - that sturdy! compact draft horse of noble ancestry - was! until mechanisation! the powerhouse of the East Anglian farming community. This book explores this potent symbol of a bygone era! and the complex network - farmer! horseman! groom! smith! harness-maker and tailor - which surrounded it. Zusammenfassung The Suffolk Punch - that sturdy, compact draft horse of noble ancestry - was, until mechanisation, the powerhouse of the East Anglian farming community.

Product details

• Authors: George Ewart Evans, EVANS GEORGE EWART
• Assisted by: Ewar Evans (Editor), Ewart Evans (Editor), George Ewart Evans (Editor)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2008
• EAN: 9780571244300
• ISBN: 978-0-571-24430-0
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Illustrated books