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Windgather Press
Published on 31. May 2009
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-905119-30-1 (ISBN)
Description
The dramatic and stunning Welsh coastal landscapes of the island of Anglesey are documented in this beautiful pictorial record of the history of Anglesey's coast, from prehistoric times to the present day. The fact that Anglesey is an island has been crucial to its history, its coast the scene of prehistoric fishing and oyster catching, Neolithic tombs and Bronze Age round barrows, Roman influenced villas, Irish incursions, a Norman motte and the last of the great Edwardian castles to be built at Beaumaris, the development of Holyhead into its main port in the nineteenth century, and the growth of sustainable energy in the form of wind turbines in the twentieth. The photography taken by Mick Sharp and Jean Williamson is supplemented by text by Frances Lynch who introduces each chapter and provides detailed captions describing and providing background information to the photographs.
This is the Welsh language edition of the book.
This is the Welsh language edition of the book.
More details
Language
English
Other
Place of publication
Macclesfield
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 228 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-905119-30-1 (9781905119301)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
by Frances Lynch
Content
Acknowledgements; Map; Hunters and Farmers: Early Prehistory; Graves, Stones and Swords: Later Prehistory; The Incomers: Romans, Irish and Vikings; Anglesey and the English Crown: The medieval centuries; Politics becomes local: 16th - 19th centuries; Anglesey on the mainline: The 19th century; Epilogue and New Beginnings: 20th - 21st century Further Reading Index