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A farm through time / illustrated by Eric Thomas ; written by Angela Wilkes

Author
Thomas, Eric
Published
New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2001.
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 x 36 cm
Additional Creators
Wilkes, Angela

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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.
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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ISBN
0789479028
9780789479020
Note
Some pages lift-up to reveal changing activities inside the farm buildings.
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