TO SPEED THE PLOUGH: MECHANISATION COMES TO THE FARM. By Ian Niall.
(1977) later BC edition. 8vo (135 x 220mm). Ppviii,231. B/w illustrations by C.F.Tunnicliffe. Light grey boards, spine titled in gilt.
The country way of life before mechanisation. Chapters include: The horse that ran off; To plough; The sower and the seed; The beast of burden; The herdsman's world; Hodge in the nineteenth century; The happy countryman; The farmer's wife; Trades and callings; The keeper's kingdom; The shepherd's place; The man in the forest; The hunting field; Horsepower takeover; The new ways; The foot hard down; Epilogue. A fine read, as always with Ian Niall.
The country way of life before mechanisation. Chapters include: The horse that ran off; To plough; The sower and the seed; The beast of burden; The herdsman's world; Hodge in the nineteenth century; The happy countryman; The farmer's wife; Trades and callings; The keeper's kingdom; The shepherd's place; The man in the forest; The hunting field; Horsepower takeover; The new ways; The foot hard down; Epilogue. A fine read, as always with Ian Niall.
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14138
| Author | Niall (Ian). [Pen-name of John Kincaid McNeillie (1916-2002)]. |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 14138 |
| ISBN | B001AW0A5M. |
| Book Description | Browning to end-papers and edges else very good in spien-faded / used dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1977 |
| Publisher | Readers Union. |
| Place | Newton Abbot, Devon. |