Description
For thousands of years peat was the main fuel that that warmed houses all over the British Isles, and the mark of the peat cutter is written deep in the landscape. This book is a celebration of a cultural history that extended from the Iron Age to the twentieth century. It tells the story of the use of peat for fuel in the British Isles, and the people who cut it. It also examines the methods of cutting, the tools that were used, and the organization of cutting. It chronicles the beginning of commercial extraction and the exhaustion of this precious resource.
Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
64 pages
Language
English
Published
Nov 22, 2011
Publisher
Shire
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
0747811822
ISBN-13
9780747811824