Forfar on this day
Potter, David W.
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Forfar, the county town of Angus, Scotland is small enough for everyone to know almost everyone else in the town. And Forfar people like to know everything that goes on. This isn't a history of Forfar. Instead it gives readers an excerpt, a sample of what life was like on any given day of the year in a community that has been both a traditional market town and a major manufacturing centre for linen and jute. There is no hierarchy in what has been chosen, World Wars are interspersed with Church socials and cycling events, the affairs of Forfar Athletic and Strathmore Cricket club, tennis and golf. The facts and stories all have something to do with the town, and often its place in national history. Along the way, the reader will probably guess that the author is particularly interested in football, cricket, politics from local traders and tradesmen, illustrating the development of the businesses and the demands of their customers, created by the rise of the major industries.
Main title:
Forfar on this day / David W. Potter
Author:
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Kennedy & Boyd, 2021
Collation:
xiv., 578 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781849212199
Local class:
33:941.26
Language:
English
BRN:
3463647