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The diary of Patrick Fea of Stove, Orkney 1766-1796 / transcribed from the original, and edited by W.S. Hewison ; foreword by Alexander Fenton.
- Title
- The diary of Patrick Fea of Stove, Orkney 1766-1796 / transcribed from the original, and edited by W.S. Hewison ; foreword by Alexander Fenton.
- Author
- Fea, Patrick.
- Publication
- East Linton : Tuckwell Press in association with the European Ethnological Research Centre and the National Museums of Scotland, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DA880.O6 F4 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 543 p. : facsim., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Agricultural improvements of a systematic kind did not come to Orkney until the 1840s, generally speaking, so Patrick Fea’s diary provides a detailed, day-by-day log of old-style, pre-improvement farming, and of the social life of Orkney folk also.
- Series Statement
- Sources in local history ; no. 5
- Uniform Title
- Sources in local history ; no. 5.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Diaries
- Note
- Includes index.
- Map on front lining papers, geneal. table on back lining papers.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 55-56.
- ISBN
- 1898410887
- LCCN
- gb^97014492^
- OCLC
- 36408706
- SCSB-11781271
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library