Author : David Hey
Publisher : Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History by : David Hey
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History written by David Hey and published by Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 2,000 entries provide detailed summaries of the latest knowledge in social, urban, agricultural, legal, family, and ecclesiastical history in the British Isles, from prehistory to the present. Contains entries on key figures including writers, social commentators, and mapmakers; institutions and organizations; and activities from bear- baiting and Morris dancing to aerial photography and the use of computers. An appendix lists national and major county record offices and special collections. For general readers. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR