The Yorkshire Countryside: A Landscape History

by Richard Muir

Yorkshire summons up a distinct mental image in the minds of outsiders - whether of wind-lashed moorland, smoking chimneys or tough, blunt people. This illustrated survey of the changing rural landscapes of the region shows how the quality of 'Yorkshireness' varies greatly between one area and another. Moving chronologically from the Mesolithic period through to the post-medieval era of enclosure and industrialization, it allows the reader to mentally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853311987
• ISBN13: 9781853311987
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher