{"product_id":"9781780278810","title":"The Gravity of Feathers : Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Fleming, Andrew \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/10\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages, 16 Plates, black and white; 8 Plates, color,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781780278810,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the true story of St. Kilda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the last 36 inhabitants of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Scottish Hebrides, were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at ‘the edge of the world’ lost its permanent population after five millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has long been accepted that the islanders’ failure to adapt to the modern world was its demise. Andrew Fleming overturns the traditional view. Unafraid of highlighting dark times, he shows how they sacrificed their reputation as an uncorrupted, ideal society to embrace and exploit the tourist trade. Creating a prestigious tweed, exporting the ancestors of today’s Hebridean sheep, the islanders gained access to consumer goods and learned how to play politics to their advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the absorbing and eventful story of St Kilda from earliest times, up to the evacuation and its aftermath. Previously untapped sources and fresh insights bring to life the personalities, feelings, attitudes and rich culture of the islanders themselves, as well as the numerous outsiders who engaged with the remote island community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221792104821,"sku":"9781780278810","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781780278810.jpg?v=1779571731","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781780278810","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}