Footsteps in the furrow
Arbuckle, Andrew200904UU
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Presents a commentary on Scottish farming life. This book features 50-60 black and white photographs arranged in sections. Having lived and worked in and around agriculture in Fife all his life, Andrew Arbuckle has a deep affection for his farming heritage. Keen to record this for both those who remember the old ways of farming as well as future generations, Andrew has gathered information from a variety of sources to present a commentary on Scottish farming life from 1900 to the present day. Andrew's avenues of research included local newspaper archives, press cuttings and minutes from union meetings or local shows. Social history also plays a vital part in the project and interviews with people who have worked in farming in days gone by give the book a vitality and humanity often missing from history books. The book is liberally illustrated with between 50-60 black and white photographs arranged in sections.
Main title:
Footsteps in the furrow / Andrew Arbuckle.
Author:
Imprint:
Ipswich : Plough Book Sales, 2009.
Collation:
256 p. ; 20x13 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Contents:
The contents include, among many others: Early Days-- Workforce-- Cereals-- Soft Fruit-- Horsepower-- Machinery-- Dairy-- Pigs-- War-- Transport-- Pests and Diseases-- Rascals and The Future.
Biography/History:
Andrew Arbuckle, formerly an MEP, has recently retired from a long career in Scottish agricultural journalism. He lives in Newburgh, Fife.
ISBN:
9781906853051 (pbk)1906853053 (pbk)
Dewey class:
630.9411630.1630630.941
Local class:
630.941K18.1 ARB630.1
Language:
English
Subject:
Farm life -- ScotlandAgriculture & farming -- 20th century -- ScotlandSocial & cultural history -- 20th century -- ScotlandBiography & autobiography -- 20th century -- ScotlandFarming and Country LifeAgriculture -- Scotland -- History -- 20th centuryAgriculture -- Scotland -- History -- 21st centuryAgriculture -- Social aspects -- ScotlandFifeFarmingAgricultureCuparCountry life
BRN:
521582