{"title":"Books by Peter Ginn","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781785216169","title":"Slow Tech","description":"\u003cp\u003eForge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMould\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnite, Highly readable and hugely practical this book is either armchair reading or a valuable guide to getting your hands dirty and creating something useful as you discover the art of slow technology. Featuring topics such as building bread ovens, making clay pots in a bonfire, felling and processing trees, cooking on open fires, blacksmithing, beer making, wattle and daubing, this book is a combination of the dangerous book for boys and a practical manual of experimental archaeology and historical research., Author: Peter Ginn is an archaeologist and historian who graduated from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London and has a particular interest in experimental archaeology. His research interests include Egyptology, field archaeology and primitive technologies, and he specialises in 19th-century farming practice. Peter is best known for his BBC TV appearances in series such as Tales from the Green Valley, Victorian Farm, Secrets of the Castle and A Tudor Feast at Christmas. Peter now lives in Somerset in an amazing Victorian property that he is renovating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305468309877,"sku":"9781785216169","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781785216169_21e60858-49d6-47f2-abf4-f6614d80448b.jpg?v=1786026124"},{"product_id":"9780008194314","title":"Full Steam Ahead","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring this revolution to life in their trademark style which engages and captivates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey explore the everyday lives and the intangible ephemeral history that make up the stories of the people who built, worked and were affected by the railways. From the very first steam train to the infrastructure that is still used in part today, they look at the men, women and children who lived and sometimes died constructing Britain's railway heritage. As they trace the emergence of the Industrial Revolution across the country, the authors discover a hidden layer of social history, using rail transportation as a backdrop to reveal Britain’s radical change in social attitudes and culture across the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the rise of the working class, women’s rights, industrial growth, economic decline, warfare and the birth of the great British holiday. They tell the stories of the historic characters whose lives were changed by this radical mode of transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with photographs and artwork throughout, Full Steam Ahead is a passionate, charming and insightful look at Britain through the lens of one of its most momentous eras.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309624766837,"sku":"9780008194314","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008194314_e06a3cff-ba29-452c-9b39-45d1c618dac2.jpg?v=1785658741"},{"product_id":"spoon","title":"The Spoon","description":"The humble spoon. Without it we’d be sunk. Slurping soup would never be the same. Research shows the average household contains 83 – teaspoons, soup spoons, dessert spoons, baby spoons, serving spoons, disposable picnic spoons, medicine spoons, measuring spoons, wooden spoons... and that’s before you really start looking!Unsurprisingly, humankind’s first eating utensils have a long and chequered history and crop up outside of the kitchen – in ceremonies, ritual, folklore, myth, scientific theories, art, music and literature. Here, archaeologist and TV presenter Peter Ginn delves into the fascinating world of spoons and serves up a complete history of this trusty companion.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503717523829,"sku":"9781398110830","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398110830.jpg?v=1786867427"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-peter-ginn.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}