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Title: THE LITTLE BOOK OF CORNWALL
By: John van der Kiste
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0752480952
ISBN 13: 9780752480954
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Publisher: THE HISTORY PRESS LTD
Pub. date: 1 April, 2013
Pages: 192
Description: A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits.
Synopsis: A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits.A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.Did You Know?In British law no officer or agent of the Crown, which includes both Westminster and the Anglican Church, can legally set foot upon Cornish soil without the express and joint permissions of the Duke of Cornwall and Cornwall's Stannary Parliament.Dolly Pentreath (c. 1680-1777), is popularly regarded as the last true speaker of the Cornish language and her last words were reputedly `Me ne vidn cewsel Sawznek!' (`I don't want to speak English!').Penzance boasts the county's only officially designated promenade, which extends for just over a mile from the town harbour to Newlyn.Founded in 1860 Warrens Bakery, a family-owned chain based in St Just in Penwith, supplies pasties to Fortnum & Mason.Cornwall's flag is that of St Piran and shows a white cross which represents molten tin oozing out of a black rock which Piran used when building his fireplace.
Publication: UK
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Returns: Returnable
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CHILDHOOD AT COURT 1819-1914
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CORNISH MURDERS
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CORNWALL'S OWN (PB)
CROWNS IN A CHANGING WORLD
CROWNS IN A CHANGING WORLD (PB)
DARTMOOR FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
DARTMOOR FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS (PB)
DAUGHTER OF PRUSSIA: LOUISE, GRAND DUCHE (PB)
DEAREST AFFIE.... (PB)
DEAREST VICKY, DARLING FRITZ
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DEVON MURDERS
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DEVONSHIRE'S OWN
DEVONSHIRE'S OWN (PB)
DIVIDED KINGDOM
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DURHAM MURDERS & MISDEMEANOURS (PB)
EAGLES ON TRACK
EDWARD VII'S CHILDREN (PB)
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (PB)
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH (PB)
END OF THE HABSBURGS (HB)
FREE AND BAD COMPANY IN THE 1970S
GEORGE III'S CHILDREN
GEORGE III'S CHILDREN (PB)
GEORGE III'S CHILDREN (PB)
GEORGE V'S CHILDREN
GEORGE V'S CHILDREN (PB)
GRIM ALMANAC OF DEVON (PB)
IVYBRIDGE AND SOUTH BRENT THROUGH TIME (PB)
JAMES II AND THE FIRST MODERN REVOLUTION (HB)
JEFF LYNNE (PB)
JONATHAN WILD (PB)
KAISER WILHELM II
KAISER WILHELM II (PB)
KATE BUSH SONG BY SONG (PB)
KING GEORGE II AND QUEEN CAROLINE
KING GEORGE II AND QUEEN CAROLINE (HB)
LANCASHIRE MURDERS
LANCASHIRE MURDERS
LANCASHIRE MURDERS (PB)
LED ZEPPELIN SONG BY SONG
MAN ON THE MOOR (PB)
MANFRED MANN''S EARTH BAND IN THE 1970S
MORE CORNISH MURDERS (PB)
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MOTT THE HOOPLE AND IAN HUNTER IN THE 1970S (DECADES)
NORTHERN CROWNS (PB)
ONCE A GRAND DUCHESS
ONCE A GRAND DUCHESS (PB)
PLYMOUTH HISTORY AND GUIDE (PB)
PLYMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR, 1914-45
PLYMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR, 1914-45 (PB)
POP PICKERS AND MUSIC VENDORS (PB)
PRINCESS VICTORIA MELITA
PRINCESS VICTORIA MELITA (PB)
QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE EUROPEAN EMPIRES (HB)
QUEEN VICTORIA''S DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW (HB)
QUEEN VICTORIA'S CHILDREN
QUEEN VICTORIA'S CHILDREN (PB)
QUEEN VICTORIA'S CHILDREN (PB)
QUEEN VICTORIA'S CHILDREN (PB)
ROLLING STONES: LET IT BLEED
SIDMOUTH THROUGH TIME. BY JOHN VAN DER KISTE (PB)
SINGLES FILE (PB)
SOMERSET MURDERS
SOMERSET MURDERS
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SONS, SERVANTS AND STATESMEN
SONS, SERVANTS AND STATESMEN (PB)
SURREY MURDERS
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SURREY MURDERS (PB)
THE END OF THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN (HB)
THE GEORGIAN PRINCESSES
THE GEORGIAN PRINCESSES (HB)
THE GEORGIAN PRINCESSES (PB)
THE LITTLE BOOK OF CORNWALL
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THE PLYMOUTH BOOK OF DAYS
THE PLYMOUTH BOOK OF DAYS
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THE PRUSSIAN PRINCESSES (HB)
THE ROMANOVS (PB)
TORBAY THROUGH TIME. JOHN VAN DER KISTE (PB)
WE CAN SWING TOGETHER (PB)
WEST COUNTRY MURDERS
WEST COUNTRY MURDERS
WEST COUNTRY MURDERS (PB)
WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE THE STEVE WINWOOD (PB)
WILLIAM AND MARY
WILLIAM AND MARY (HB)
WILLIAM AND MARY (PB)
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WILLIAM JOHN WILLS (PB)

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