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The Cornish Viking - Volume 1
An autobiography covering the six years Chris and his wife spent in Orkney in the 1980s. This volume follows him through days on large ships and then getting trapped in the rat race in London. With his family, he escapes to the Orkney and Shetland Islands and pioneers new ferry services. By Chris Marrow. Paperback.
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The Orkney Pocket Book of Hen Harriers
Including when and where to see them. Handy pocket-sized paperback. By Tim Dean.
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In The Furious Grip of an Orkney Gale
Stronsay tales of shipwrecks and strandings. By Ian Cooper. Paperback.
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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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A Glisk of Sun
Selected works of 'Countrywoman' Bessie Skea. George Mackay Brown Fellowship. Paperback.
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Salt Songs
New writing to celebrate the Centenary of the birth of George Mackay Brown (1921-1996). Paperback.
£ 9.00 -
Faces of HMS Royal Oak
The 'Mighty Oak' disaster at Scapa Flow. By Dilip Sarkar MBE, FRHistS, in fellowship with the HMS Royal Oak Association. Hardback.
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Orkney In Wartime 'The People's Story' -...
The second of a two-volume work outlining the impact of war on everyday life in Orkney. By Emile Flett. 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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Encounters with Whales and Dolphins in Orkney
Packed with images accompanied by informative captions, this book is by no means an academic volume, more a collection of wonderful photos taken by some of Orkney’s enthusiastic cetacean followers. by Graham Cambell, Robert Foubister & Martyn Lennie. All proceeds to RNLI.
£ 19.99
