On Living in an Old Country P

by Patrick Wright

Book Overview

The hulk of Henry VIII's flagship is raised from the seabed in an operation that captures the mind of the nation. An elderly lady whose ancient house is scheduled for demolition dismantles it, piece by piece, and moves it across the country. On Living in an Old Country probes such apparently fleeting and disconnected events in order to reveal how history lives on, not just in the specialist knowledge of historians, archaeologists and curators, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199541957
• ISBN13: 9780199541959
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 7.7"