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The Horsieman

The Horsieman
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Publisher : Birlinn
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9780857905277
ISBN-13 : 0857905279
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Book Synopsis The Horsieman by : Duncan Williamson

Download or read book The Horsieman written by Duncan Williamson and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 traveller with verve, candour 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 traveller 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 traveller trades, of building tents, of routes travelled and traditional camping sites, of stories, songs, music and cures which have been the heritage and tradition of travelling 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 humour and in the inimitable style of one Scotland's master storytellers.


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