A Shepherd Remembers by Andrew Purves

A Shepherd Remembers by Andrew Purves

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Andrew Purves was born in 1912 in Linton, Roxburghshire. His career as a shepherd, spanned a period of sweeping changes in the structure of agricultural communities and of rural life, during which the countryside of his childhood and youth has altered almost beyond recognition.

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A Shepherd Remembers by Andrew Purves

Andrew Purves was born in 1912 in the parish of Linton, near Kelso, Roxburghshire. His boyhood ambition was to become a shepherd like his father before him and during a long career he worked on farms in the vicinity of Kelso as well as Berwickshire and Glas Water, and over the border in Glendale and Otterburn. His career spanned a period of sweeping changes in the structure of agricultural communities and of rural life, during which the countryside of his childhood and youth has altered almost beyond recognition.
Veitch, Kenneth: - Kenneth Veitch is an editor who has contributed to the Scottish Life and Society series, including Boats, Fishing and the Sea and Religion.
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ISBN 13 9781862321571
ISBN 10 1862321574
Title A Shepherd Remembers
Author Andrew Purves
Series Flashbacks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2001-07-16
Number of pages 160
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