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The Strawplaiters of Orkney
In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands. By Fiona Grahame. Paperback.
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Rebel Orkney
Tales of insurrection from Orcadian history. By Fiona Grahame & Martin Laird. Illustrated hardback.
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Island Aflame
The Famed Lewis Awakening that Never Occurred and the Glorious Revival that Did (Lewis & Harris 1949-52). By local author Tom Lennie. Paperback.
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Kirkjuvagr To Kirkwall
The Early History of a Danish/Norwegian and Scottish Royal Burgh, and a Study of its Royal Charters. By Spencer J, Rosie. Paperback.
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The Elusive Captain William Cromarty
A biography of Captain Cromarty (hailing from South Ronaldsay, Orkney), and his extraordinary life as mariner, pioneer settler, farmer, harbour pilot, navigator and explorer and respected citizen in colonial New South Wales. By Leslie Kilmartin. Paperback.
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The Lost Flock
Rare wool, wild isles & one woman's journey to save Scotland's original sheep. The story of the remarkable little horned sheep known as the Orkney Boreray... By Jane Cooper. Hardback.
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The Shepherd of Faray
Life on a small Orkney Island. By Kirsty Sinclair. Large paperback with colour photos throughout.
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The Northern Earldoms
Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470. By Barbara E. Crawford. Paperback.
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Dear Mum - Letters From Orkney to Sheffield
Susan was always a bit of a nomad... she has now landed in Orkney. Will she settle? September 1944 and the war in Europe is stuttering on... Wren 94167, Mary Walker, is posted to Scapa Flow, Orkney, where there is bacon and eggs a-plenty... she is a wireless telegraphist and enjoys a busy social life. However, she still finds time to write home and tell...
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Fae Quoy tae Castle
The Buildings of Westray - An Orkney Island's snapshot in time. 2023 second edition, a new 'snapshot in time' illustrating all the changes since the 2002 edition. Westray Heritage Trust. Hardback.
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Orkney's Italian Chapel - The True Story...
Philip Paris now tells the full story of the extraordinary events surrounding the chapel's creation, and reveals secrets that have remained hidden since 1944. By Philip Paris Paperback 2023 re-print
£ 14.99
