Wales [[electronic resource] ] : a very peculiar history : with no added laverbread / / written by Rupert Matthews ; created and designed by David Salariya ; illustrated by David Antram and Mark Bergin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778940703321
• Autore: Matthews Rupert
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Brighton [England], : Book House, 2011
• ISBN: 1-908759-23-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Collana: A Very Peculiar History, 18 ; ; v.18
• Disciplina: 942; 942.9
• Soggetti: Wales History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Quotes; Ten Things to Thank the Welsh For; Putting Wales on the Map; Wales; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Pronouncing Welsh; Glossary; Timeline
• Sommario/riassunto: From the Roman invasion, through tall tales of Merlin and King Arthur, and right up to and beyond the incredible power of the mining industry, 'Wales, A Very Peculiar History' takes a quirky, sideways look at some of the slightly bizarre aspects of the home of welsh rarebit, Maelgwn the Dragon, and Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Featuring the full gamut of Welsh providence from the coal-mining years to its rebirth in the 1970s, this book tells a tale of ups and d...