Andrew Fleming

Tiffany Paulsen

Nancy Drew [DVD Recording]

Forty miles out into the Atlantic from the western isles of Scotland lies the archipelago of St Kilda. Home to human populations for more than 4000 years, the islands inhabitants were evacuated from the main island in 1930 leaving it as a haven for wildlife, a tourist destination and workplace for those studying and monitoring the islands ecology and its radar station built in the 1950s. Many of those writing about St Kilda have emphasised the remoteness and insularity of its environment, describing its population as having endured a wretched and isolated existence marooned on an archipelago miles from civilisation. In this book Andrew Fleming challenges such interpretations. His history of the islands reviews the archaeological evidence for the first inhabitants before 2000 BC, how they lived and survived, and how they became integrated into the wider world. Much of the book focuses on more recent times where documentary sources relay in great detail the lives of St Kildans over the past few centuries; how they farmed, administered justice, took on communal responsibilities, their religious, and other, beliefs, the impact of visitors to the islands, and how events outside of the islands had an impact on their lives. Described as a historical drama, this is an excellent story of a remote island community which has been mythologised by many commentators. Superb photographs do much of the work of description.

Tales of an Iconic Island

St Kilda and the Wider World

Malcolm Todd (FSA.)

A unique and detailed history of the south-west of England written in a clear and accessible style. A wondeful resource for any local historian. -- Amazon.com.

The South West to AD 1000

Excerpt from Blood Stains in Criminal Trials When the stains are upon cloth, a piece is cut out, con taining the stain, or part of it, to be examined, and sus pended by a thread in a test-tube; and if the stain is recent, the red colouring matter will soon be imparted to the water, but if it is Old, a longer time is required for its solution. If porous substances, such as wood, stones, mortar, and bricks, with blood stains upon them, are put into water, the blood is dissolved and carried into the depths of the material without giving the colour to water. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Blood Stains in Criminal Trials (Classic Reprint)

David Austin

Rosamond Faith

David Siddle

Cipières, in the Alpes-Maritimes, is a French upland landscape rich in archaeology and distinctive in its topography. Cipières: Community and Landscape in the Alpes-Maritimes is a unique exploration which brings together a wealth of documentary sources retained in the village with material evidence in the landscape to produce an interdisciplinary and holistic account of the development of one community and its lands. Beginning with a history of the Project, the volume examines the villages morphology and archaeology, including a landscape survey and investigation of the agrarian systems of the Plâteau de Calern, before moving on to examine settlement patterns, population, politics, social structure and the local economy from the fifth century through to 1900. After a period of decline, the area is now undergoing regeneration, and history is bought up-to-date and placed in its modern context through reflections of the modern day region.

Landscape and Community in Alpes-Maritimes, France

Cipières

Ian A. Trail

Disorders of the Hand describes the techniques for diagnosis applicable to the various disorders of the hand and how evidence based findings influence clinical practice. Treatment options including surgery are discussed in detail and clinical pearls are given in every chapter. Hand injuries are comprehensively covered in this first of four volumes, while hand reconstruction, nerve compression, inflammation and arthritis, swelling and tumours, congenital hand defects and surgical techniques are included in the book's three sister volumes.

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