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The Horsieman

Autor Duncan Williamson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iul 2019
Duncan Williamson was the son, grandson and great grandson of nomadic tinsmiths, basket makers, pipers and storytellers. In this book, he describes his life as a traveler with verve, candor and intimacy, recounting a childhood spent on the shores of Loch Fyne, work on the small hill farms in the summer, walking with barrows and prams and later with horse and cart, the length and breadth of Scotland. He recalls camping with hundreds of traveler families from the 1940s to the 1960s, his marriage to his cousin, Jeanie Townsley, and all the various traditional skills and arts which must be perfected for a man to maintain his family adequately.

The Horsieman is the story of traditions long vanished - of traveler trades, of building tents, of routes traveled and traditional camping sites, of stories, songs, music and cures which have been the heritage and tradition of traveling people in Scotland through the ages. Set mainly in Argyll, Tayside and all stations in between, Duncan Williamson's story is told with great warmth and humor and in the inimitable style of one Scotland's master storytellers.
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ISBN-13: 9781912476404
ISBN-10: 1912476401
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 8 Plates, black and white
Dimensiuni: 129 x 191 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: BIRLINN

Notă biografică

With over ten books to his name, Duncan Williamson is one of the last, best-known of Scotland's traveler storytellers. His autobiography tells for the first time his own story of his life as a traveler, hawking his wares, collecting stories, and traveling through Scotland. He now lives in Fife.

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Duncan Williamson was the son, grandson and great grandson of nomadic tinsmiths, basket makers, pipers and storytellers.