Common Stream: Two Thousand Years of the English Village - Softcover

Parker, Rowland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897333918 ISBN 13: 9780897333917

Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

This is the story of the village of Foxton, in Cambridgeshire. The author studied archaeological excavations, oral tradition, manor court rolls, land tax returns, wills, bishops' registers and many other records, in order to build up a picture of the life, work, clothes, food and pastimes of the villagers, from the first traces of human settlement two thousand years ago, to the present day.

About this title

Product Description:

Common Stream The setting is hte village of Foxton, in Cambridgeshire, and the common stream is the story of its developmetn from the first traces of human settlment to the present day. The common stream is also the rivulet that runs through it. Full description

Review:

"A patiently, diligently reconstructed history of English rural life over the centuries." -- Kirkus Review

"... a book that may be the most complete picture to date of this legendary way of life." -- New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0897333918
• ISBN 13: 9780897333917
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254