The A-Z of Curious Wales

The A-Z of Curious Wales
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9780750991810
ISBN-13 : 075099181X
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Book Synopsis The A-Z of Curious Wales by : Mark Rees

Download or read book The A-Z of Curious Wales written by Mark Rees and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wales' history is packed with peculiar customs and curious characters. Here you will discover alien landscapes, ancient druids and a Victorian ghost hunter. Find out why revellers would carry a decorated horse's skull on a pole door to door at Christmastime, how an eccentric inventor hoped to defeat Hitler with his futuristic ray gun, and why a cursed wall is protected by a global corporation for fear it might destroy a town. From the folklore surrounding the red dragon on the flag, to the evolution of the song 'Sosban Fach', this compendium of weird and wonderful facts will surprise and delight even the most knowledgeable resident or visitor.


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