Peat and Peat Cutting (e-bog) af Ian Rotherham, Rotherham

Peat and Peat Cutting e-bog

67,78 DKK (inkl. moms 84,72 DKK)
For thousands of years peat was the main fuel that that warmed houses all over the British Isles, and the mark of the peat cutter is written deep in the landscape. This book is a celebration of a cultural history that extended from the Iron Age to the twentieth century. It tells the story of the use of peat for fuel in the British Isles, and the people who cut it. It also examines the methods o...
E-bog 67,78 DKK
Forfattere Ian Rotherham, Rotherham (forfatter)
Udgivet 20 november 2011
Længde 64 sider
Genrer 1DBK
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780747811824
For thousands of years peat was the main fuel that that warmed houses all over the British Isles, and the mark of the peat cutter is written deep in the landscape. This book is a celebration of a cultural history that extended from the Iron Age to the twentieth century. It tells the story of the use of peat for fuel in the British Isles, and the people who cut it. It also examines the methods of cutting, the tools that were used, and the organization of cutting. It chronicles the beginning of commercial extraction and the exhaustion of this precious resource.