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Seabird Hunters of Lewis
John Beatty(Author)
Michael Joseph Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 26. March 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7181-3634-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book tells a story in words and photographs of a secret ritual going back six centuries. Once a year, ten chosen men from the Isle of Lewis spend a fortnight on a rock in the Atlantic. They kill 2000 gannets, pluck and salt them, then stack them in "altars" to await the boat back to Lewis. Here they are met by a throng of islanders eager to receive their annual bird. Although the NCC has set the figure of 2000 birds, this is not a cull. John Beatty is one of the first outsiders in living memory to be allowed on to the island.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Illustrations
100 b&w and 8pp colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7181-3634-5 (9780718136345)
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Schweitzer Classification