Wales
Published on 1. March 2020
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-910821-32-9 (ISBN)
Description
Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Wales takes you on an absorbing journey around Wales to unearth the adventures, inventions, legends, firsts and birthplaces that have shaped the unique history of Wales. From the ancient mines of the Great Orme to the Severn crossing, the tsunami of the 1600s to the Turlough Lake, from bog snorkelling to Tom Jones' phone box, this intriguing compendium of facts and stories will give you a captivating insight into the Land of Song and the ideas and events that have shaped the individual identity of this remarkable country. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip into. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-910821-32-9 (9781910821329)
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Person
Alison Jenkins is a best-selling author, having published numerous books with leading publishers such as Quarto, Reader's Digest, Metro, Ivy Press and Andrews McMeel. Alison grew up in Llanelli in Carmarthen and is interested in all facets of Welsh history and culture.
Content
Introduction 08
Archaeology 10
A Cast of Mistaken Identity 10
Pontnewydd Cave 11
Cantre'r Gwaelod 12
A Monumental Neolithic Building Project 14
Architecture 18
The Castle Capital of Europe 18
The Severn Crossing 23
'High'ways 26
The Big Apple 28
Culture and Customs 33
Saint David 33
Welsh Lovespoons 36
The Red Dragon 39
Mari Lwyd 41
National Costume 43
Nicknames 45
Cawl, Welshcakes and Bara Brith 47
Laugharne 50
Wonderland 52
National Parks 52
S.O.S. Save Our Sands 54
Island Life 57
The Great Deluge 62
Going Underground 64
Movers and Shakers 66
The Legend of Madoc 66
The Flying Welshman 68
CQD 70
The Stepney Spare Wheel 74
Robert Recorde 76
Art, Literature and Language 78
Land of Song 78
Cofiwch Drywerin 80
The Mabinogion 82
The Treachery of the Blue Books 84
Art Underground 86
Famous Last Words 88
Salem 90
National Eisteddfod of Wales 92
Hall of Fame 95
Gwyr-Y-Bwelli-Bach 95
Gelert 98
The Life of Brian 100
Hywel Dda 102
Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan 104
Tom Jones' Telephone Box 106
Hub of Industry 112
The Great Orme 112
Roman Occupation 114
Black Gold 116
Little Hell 118
The Penydarren Loco 120
Rebecca and Her Daughters 122
Women's Role in a Dangerous Industry 125
Fun and Games 128
Cnapan, Bando, and Pel-Law 128
Weird Sports 130
Llanelli 9 - New Zealand 3 131
The Great Orme Tramway 134
Arthur Linton 135
Index 138
Archaeology 10
A Cast of Mistaken Identity 10
Pontnewydd Cave 11
Cantre'r Gwaelod 12
A Monumental Neolithic Building Project 14
Architecture 18
The Castle Capital of Europe 18
The Severn Crossing 23
'High'ways 26
The Big Apple 28
Culture and Customs 33
Saint David 33
Welsh Lovespoons 36
The Red Dragon 39
Mari Lwyd 41
National Costume 43
Nicknames 45
Cawl, Welshcakes and Bara Brith 47
Laugharne 50
Wonderland 52
National Parks 52
S.O.S. Save Our Sands 54
Island Life 57
The Great Deluge 62
Going Underground 64
Movers and Shakers 66
The Legend of Madoc 66
The Flying Welshman 68
CQD 70
The Stepney Spare Wheel 74
Robert Recorde 76
Art, Literature and Language 78
Land of Song 78
Cofiwch Drywerin 80
The Mabinogion 82
The Treachery of the Blue Books 84
Art Underground 86
Famous Last Words 88
Salem 90
National Eisteddfod of Wales 92
Hall of Fame 95
Gwyr-Y-Bwelli-Bach 95
Gelert 98
The Life of Brian 100
Hywel Dda 102
Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan 104
Tom Jones' Telephone Box 106
Hub of Industry 112
The Great Orme 112
Roman Occupation 114
Black Gold 116
Little Hell 118
The Penydarren Loco 120
Rebecca and Her Daughters 122
Women's Role in a Dangerous Industry 125
Fun and Games 128
Cnapan, Bando, and Pel-Law 128
Weird Sports 130
Llanelli 9 - New Zealand 3 131
The Great Orme Tramway 134
Arthur Linton 135
Index 138