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Fenland Families 7th Edition
Author(s): Rex Sly (Author)
- Publisher: The History Press
- Publication Date: 1 April 2007
- Edition: 7th
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 0750943270
- ISBN-13: 9780750943277
Book Description
The Fens remained a remote area until the advent of the railways in the 1860s, but even when transport links improved many of the long-established Fen families stayed put for the next 100 years, wedded as they were to a way of life that was unique to this part of England. Now, in the early years of the twenty-first century, there are still businesses, trades and professions throughout the Fens that have been in the same family for generations – and are still thriving, despite pressures from the modern world of multinationals, cheap imports and online shopping.
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About the Author
Rex Sly’s family has been living in the Fens since 1545, and in Huntingdon the name Sly can be traced back to 1273. He is a farmer at Crowland, near Peterborough, and a keen local historian. This is Rex’s second book: the first, From Punt to Plough, was a bestseller for Sutton Publishing.
