A PROSPECT OF CORNWALL
By Donald R. Rawe
Cornwall's distinctive topography and isolated location at the south-western tip of Britain have long ensured its individuality. For centuries this near-island beyond the River Tamar has enjoyed an independence defined by its reliance upon local industries.
Among these, tin and china clay, seafaring and cottage-building are as much part of the special Cornish character as the celebrated Padstow Obby Oss, Helston Furry dance and ancient festivals such as Gorseth Kernow. But traditional life in the Duchy is fast-changing, as a new and encroaching web of national commerce threatens the time-honored ways and customs. The old fishing ports and mining villages are no longer remote from larger centres of population, whose wealth and modern industries both menance and rejuvenate the Cornish economy.
Rawe uses a wealth of detail and coverage of old and new themes pertaining to the past and present study of Cornwall. Illustrated with line drawings by artist James Lennon.
Hard cover, dust jacket, very good condition, published 1986, 222 pages, 6x9, $20.00
