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" Seasons on Harris : "
written and illustrated by David Yeadon ; foreword by Adam Nicolson ; afterword by Bill Lawson.
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BL
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996322
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b750692
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| Main Entry
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Yeadon, David.
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| Title & Author
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Seasons on Harris : : a year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides /\ written and illustrated by David Yeadon ; foreword by Adam Nicolson ; afterword by Bill Lawson.
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1st Harper Perennial ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper Perennial,, 2007, ©2006.
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xxii, 407 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 21 cm
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006074183X
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: 9780060741839
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Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
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| Abstract
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The Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the evocative beauty and remoteness of island life. The most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, a tiny island formed from the oldest rocks on earth, a breathtaking landscape of soaring mountains, wild lunarlike moors, and vast Caribbean-hued beaches. This is where local crofters weave the legendary Harris Tweed - a hardy cloth reflecting the strength, durability, and integrity of the life there. In Seasons on Harris, David Yeadon captures, through elegant words and line drawings, life on Harris - the people, their folkways and humor, and their centuries-old Norse and Celtic traditions of crofting and fishing. Here Gaelic is still spoken in its purest form, music and poetry ceilidh evenings flourish in the local pubs, and Sabbath Sundays are observed with Calvinistic strictness. Yeadon's book makes us care deeply about these proud islanders, their folklore, their history, their challenges, and the imperiled future of their traditional island life and beloved tweed.
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Manners and customs.
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Travel.
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Harris (Scotland), Description and travel.
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Harris (Scotland), Social life and customs.
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Hebrides (Scotland), Description and travel.
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Lewis with Harris Island (Scotland), Description and travel.
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Scotland, Harris.
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Scotland, Hebrides.
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Scotland, Lewis with Harris Island.
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| Dewey Classification
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941.14
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DA880.H37Y43 2007
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