A History of Somerset

by Robert Dunning

THE book of the subject by the acknowledged expert Robert Dunning - which the writer Alexander Waugh, a Somerset man, declared essential reading should he be consigned to a desert island.The county of Somerset has a long and fascinating history, which includes the oldest wooden trackway in the world once leading across its marshes and some of the most modern engineering enterprises. It was the producer of some of the best woollen cloth until the Industrial Revolution, of the finest cheeses, and of the sturdiest cattle fed on its rich grasslands. Its church towers are famous, its Arthurian tales legendary, its battlefield at Sedgemoor still capable of producing an emotional response.Robert Dunning has been writing about his native county for forty years. This is an essential introduction to a special part of England.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[david p simms · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brief history

I was a little disappointed. A good section on the Saxon past and Viking raids. Disappointing lack of social history and skipped through the Industrial revolution and 20th century the other part I was really interested in. A good but brief history of the County.