"Quite happy" : the diary of James Fyffe, cattle dealer 1836-1840
Fyffe, James, 1836-18402016
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James Fyffe's diaries were found in a church in Kirriemuir. Although they only cover a short part of his life, they leave us with a remarkable record of a young Angus farmer and cattle dealer in the nineteenth century, and a rare insight into his passions and beliefs. They were written right at the end of the great era of long-distance droving of livestock which was killed off by the arrival of the railways. This complete transcript of the diaries includes an introduction by David G Orr and contextual essays by Professor Richard Oram (University of Stirling) and Dr Kenneth Baxter (University of Dundee).
Main title:
"Quite happy" : the diary of James Fyffe, cattle dealer 1836-1840 / edited by Jean Dundas and David G. Orr
Author:
Fyffe, James, 1836-1840, authorDundas, Jean, editorOrr, James G., editorOram, Richard, contributorBaxter, Kenneth, contributorAbertay Historical Society, issuing body
Imprint:
Dundee : Abertay Historical Society, 2016.
Collation:
88 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780900019579
Dewey class:
L.941.0845:B/FYF
Local class:
J52 FYF
Language:
English
BRN:
1915946