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Wales

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Wales takes you on an absorbing journey around Wales to unearth the adventures, inventions, legends, firsts and birthplaces that have shaped the unique history of Wales. From the ancient mines of the Great Orme to the Severn crossing, the tsunami of the 1600s to the Turlough Lake, from bog snorkelling to Tom Jones' phone box, this intriguing compendium of facts and stories will give you a captivating insight into the Land of Song and the ideas and events that have shaped the individual identity of this remarkable country. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip into. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-03-01
Mått170 x 10 x 120 mm
Vikt160 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAmazing & Extraordinary Facts
Antal sidor144
FörlagRydon Publishing
ISBN9781910821329

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Introduction 08Archaeology 10A Cast of Mistaken Identity 10 Pontnewydd Cave 11Cantre'r Gwaelod 12 A Monumental Neolithic Building Project 14Architecture 18The Castle Capital of Europe 18The Severn Crossing 23'High'ways 26The Big Apple 28Culture and Customs 33Saint David 33Welsh Lovespoons 36The Red Dragon 39Mari Lwyd 41National Costume 43Nicknames 45Cawl, Welshcakes and Bara Brith 47Laugharne 50Wonderland 52National Parks 52S.O.S. Save Our Sands 54Island Life 57 The Great Deluge 62Going Underground 64 Movers and Shakers 66The Legend of Madoc 66The Flying Welshman 68CQD 70 The Stepney Spare Wheel 74Robert Recorde 76Art, Literature and Language 78Land of Song 78Cofiwch Drywerin 80 The Mabinogion 82The Treachery of the Blue Books 84Art Underground 86Famous Last Words 88Salem 90 National Eisteddfod of Wales 92Hall of Fame 95Gwyr-Y-Bwelli-Bach 95Gelert 98The Life of Brian 100Hywel Dda 102Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan 104Tom Jones' Telephone Box 106Hub of Industry 112The Great Orme 112Roman Occupation 114Black Gold 116Little Hell 118The Penydarren Loco 120Rebecca and Her Daughters 122 Women's Role in a Dangerous Industry 125Fun and Games 128Cnapan, Bando, and Pêl-Law 128Weird Sports 130 Llanelli 9 - New Zealand 3 131 The Great Orme Tramway 134 Arthur Linton 135 Index 138