Winder, Robert

The Last Wolf

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ISBN 13:: 9780349141862
author:: Winder, Robert
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Abacus
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 480
Dimensions:: 13.1 x 20 x 3 centimetres (0.37
Genre:: History, General, Science,
Condition:: New
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The Last Wolf: The Hidden Springs of Englishness by Robert Winder England's national identity is often assumed to be rooted in values and ideas. However, its creation was built upon a unique combination of natural ingredients - the island setting that made it maritime, the rain that nourished the grass that fed the sheep that provided wool, and the wheat fields that supplied cakes and ale. This land's industrial giant status was further shaped by seams of iron and coal. Travelling across England, Robert Winder searches for its hidden springs in landscape and history rather than royal pageantry or politics. He explores medieval monks with their flocks of sheep, cathedrals built on wool, the first shipment of coal to leave Newcastle, marital contests on a village green, and even mock-Tudor supermarkets. The story begins by examining something England did not have: wolves.

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