The ballad and the plough : a portrait of the life of the old Scottish farmtouns
Cameron, David Kerr, 1928-20031978
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The final volume in the author's trilogy on life in rural Scotland. This work completes the cycle begun with "Willie Gavin, Crofter Man" and "The Cornkister Days". The book quotes from the ballads of the time and offers anecdote and insight into a vanished way of life and work.
Main title:
The ballad and the plough : a portrait of the life of the old Scottish farmtouns / by David Kerr Cameron.
Author:
Cameron, David Kerr, 1928-2003, author
Imprint:
London : Gollancz, 1978.
Collation:
253 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations,portraits ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
05750246829780575024687
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Agricultural industriesFarmsSocial lifeScotland, ca 1850-1920.Sources ofdataBothy ballads in EnglishFarmtounsSocial historyScotland1850-1930FarmingAgricultureFarm workersWomen farm workersSCOTLANDSOCIAL LIFE19th CENTURY20th CENTURYSOCIAL CONDITIONSFARM LIFEFARMING
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