The Horse in the Furrow
The Suffolk Punch - that sturdy, compact draft horse of noble ancestry - was, until mechanisation, the powerhouse of the East Anglian farming community. In The Horse in the Furrow (1960), renowned social historian George Ewart Evans explores this potent symbol of a bygone era, and the complex network - farmer, horseman, groom, smith, harness-maker and tailor - which surrounded it. Evans charts a fascinating course, demonstrating the connectedness of husbandry, custom and dialect, and arguing for an organic, inclusive study of these aspects of rural life. In particular, the section on folklore sheds light on some of the most obscure practices,…
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- ISBN: 978-0-571-28688-1
- EAN: 9780571286881
- Produktnummer: 14482265
- Verlag: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'193 KB
- Auflage: Main
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George Ewart Evans
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