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Autore: | Matthews Rupert |
Titolo: | 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 |
Pubblicazione: | Brighton [England], : Book House, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
Disciplina: | 942 |
942.9 | |
Soggetto geografico: | Wales History |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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... |
Titolo autorizzato: | Wales |
ISBN: | 1-908759-23-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910457429203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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