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Mingulay: An Island and Its People
Ben Buxton
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Description for Mingulay: An Island and Its People
Paperback. New edition of the classic account of a Hebridean island. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp b/w plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
A remote, barren and ruggedly beautiful island lies at the southern end of the Outer Hebrides. Its people, loyal for centuries, have abandoned it but the beauty and history of Mingulay remain. The story of St Kilda, whose inhabitants were also forced to leave, is well known, but that of Mingulay is no less poignant, and is told in this acclaimed book for the first time. Ben Buxton documents the story of a people and of an island. In the nineteenth century Mingulay was home to up to 160 islanders who lived by crofting, fishing and by catching seabirds ... Read more
A remote, barren and ruggedly beautiful island lies at the southern end of the Outer Hebrides. Its people, loyal for centuries, have abandoned it but the beauty and history of Mingulay remain. The story of St Kilda, whose inhabitants were also forced to leave, is well known, but that of Mingulay is no less poignant, and is told in this acclaimed book for the first time. Ben Buxton documents the story of a people and of an island. In the nineteenth century Mingulay was home to up to 160 islanders who lived by crofting, fishing and by catching seabirds ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780273044
SKU
V9781780273044
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Ben Buxton
Ben Buxton first explored the Barra Isles in the 1970s. Later, while studying for a degree in archaeology, he investigated the archaeology and history of Mingulay. In 1995 Mingulay: An Island and its People was published by Birlinn. This was joint winner of the Michaelis-Jena Ratcliffe Prize for Folklife in 1997. Ben Buxton now lives in Dorset, where he teaches ... Read more
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