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Ron Black
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Series
The Ullswater Foxhounds 1914–1965 The Second 50 Years : “It was not an ideal hunting morning”
Books
Bowman
by Ron Black & Wendy Fraser
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 98,400.
Language:
Commonwealth English.
Published: November 27, 2016 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain
As far as we are aware this will be the first book about Joe Bowman, “Auld Hunty”, legendary huntsman to the Ullswater Foxhounds, since W. G. Skelton. Using newspaper reports and other source material the book attempts to give an insight into Joe Bowman, the life he led and the country he loved. Considered to be second only to the fabled huntsman John Peel, his fame spread worldwide.
"Chappie" - Anthony Chapman
by Ron Black
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 68,090.
Language:
British English.
Published: November 19, 2016 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
"Chappie" - Anthony Chapman, a Lakeland huntsman, followed by many, respected by all. Here is another title to add to Ron's stable of carefully researched books, giving us first hand insights into the career of another Lakeland legend during the years of 1915 to 1982.
Hunting Songs Volume Two : Lakeland Songs
by Ron Black
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 38,080.
Language:
English.
Published: November 16, 2014 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Music » Folk, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
143 pages, 51 traditional songs interspersed with text and amusing anecdotes. Most of the songs in this book have been passed down from generation to generation, each an important part of Lakeland (Cumbria, UK) oral history. Hence there is no conventional spelling, punctuation or grammar for these written versions, many containing words of dialect.
The Lathom Remount Depot of World War One
by Ron Black
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 28,850.
Language:
English.
Published: November 16, 2014 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain
A moving and sensitive account, using contemporary material of that time, of the selection and training of horses and mules at the Lathom Remount Depot (UK). Before crossing the English Channel to engage in battle some of them had already traversed the Atlantic by boat having been through the selection process in North America.
'The Flying Whip' -The Story of Braithwaite 'Brait' Wilson and the Ullswater Foxhounds
by Ron Black
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 51,300.
Language:
British English.
Published: August 24, 2014 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Social Science » Customs & Traditions, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
Braithwaite "Brait" Wilson was appointed whipper-in to the Ullswater Foxhounds in 1911, aged 26, having followed hounds most of his life. His agility and swift-footedness soon earned him the nickname of 'The Flying Whip'. However, his military service during WWI and later life have always been an enigma, but Ron's account using contemporary reports, begins to throw some light on this.
The Ullswater Foxhounds 1914–1965 The Second 50 Years : “It was not an ideal hunting morning”
by Ron Black
Series: History of the Ullswater Foxhounds, The Second 50 Years.
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 70,320.
Language:
British English.
Published: August 8, 2014 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
Part Two of a planned trilogy mapping the history of the Cumbrian (UK) Ullswater Foxhounds using contemporary reports and featuring hunstmen George Salkeld, Joe Bowman, Braithwaite Wilson, Joe Wear and Anthony Barker. This is a collection of contemporary hunting reports and other 'doings', each one unique in its own way and a window through which can be viewed a world now long gone.
Bobby Troughton and the Kendal Otter Hounds
by George Stewart, Jean Gidman, & Ron Black
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 63,290.
Language:
British English.
Published: November 20, 2013 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Cultural heritage, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
This book attempts to tell the story of Robert ‘Bobby’ Troughton, 1835-1912, and his reknowned pack of Otter Hounds, using material written at the time. Bobby was a remarkable man. In a time of poverty and hardship, he achieved fame but not perhaps great fortune, leaving a legacy of the buildings and bridges he built which are still visible in Kendal today.
The Ullswater Foxhounds 1863-1913 The First 50 Years
by Ron Black
Series: History of the Ullswater Foxhounds, The First 50 Years.
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 60,190.
Language:
English.
Published: October 18, 2013 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » Social history, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
The story of the Ullswater Foxhounds and their formation, with the usage of newspaper and other reports written at the time, takes the reader from 1863 to 1913. Detailed accounts of meets and runs over the Lakeland fells, interspersed with the author's own accounts and more recent reminiscences of days following hounds, provides the reader with intimate observations of life during those years.
The Mardale Hunt - A History
by Ron Black
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 43,200.
Language:
English.
Published: May 20, 2012 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting
Using material written at the time and original photographs, this book tells the story of the Mardale Hunt and the annual Shepherds' Meet that for centuries took place in the now flooded Mardale valley.
The Lunesdale & Oxenholme Staghounds - A History
by Ron Black
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 21,680.
Language:
English.
Published: July 14, 2011 by
Gone2Ground Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Hunting, Nonfiction » History » Natural history
Today, the Lunesdale and Oxenholme Staghounds are consigned to history and for the most part forgotten. The deer they chased, including Lion and Mabel, have gone to that great rutting ground in the sky. The horses, among them White Wine and Lionel, push up the grass instead of grazing it, and the sound of the horn and halloa has been replaced by the rumble of traffic and the high-speed train.
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