A farm through time
by Thomas, Eric
Follow the history of a farm as it develops from a small piece of land rented from the local lord of the manor in the 9th century, into a large, mechanized farm of the 21st century. A portrait of country people, a changing landscape, and of disappearing crafts.
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- Full title :A farm through time / illustrated by Eric Thomas ; written by Angela Wilkes.
Summary
Follow the history of a farm as it develops from a small piece of land rented from the local lord of the manor in the 9th century, into a large, mechanized farm of the 21st century. A portrait of country people, a changing landscape, and of disappearing crafts.
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- Publication Date:2001.
- Edition:1st American ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Dorling Kindersley Pub
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2001.
Notes
Some pages lift-up to reveal changing activities inside the farm buildings.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 volume (unpaged) : : color illustrations ; : 28 x 36 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0789479028, 9780789479020
- oclc:ocm45951546
- LC Classification:S519
- Dewey Decimal:630/.942
Table of Contents
Clearing the land, 800 -- Shearing time, 1000 -- Hedging and ditching, 1200 -- The new house, 1300 -- Harvest home, 1500 -- The new farmhouse, 1700 -- Off to market, 1800 -- The dairy, 1850 -- Steam power, 1900 -- The modern farm, 2000.
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