WHEN THE COUNTRY WENT TO TOWN. THE COUNTRYSIDE MARCHES AND RALLY OF 1997. By Duff Hart-Davis.

1997 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppx,150. B/w photographs. Red boards, spine titled in gilt.

Comes complete with a free photograph of me on the back cover! "This is the story of the countryside marches and the rally in Hyde Park in July 1997 when over 120,000 people gathered to protest against the threat to country sports and traditions posed by a Labour MP's anti-hunting bill. ...Duff Hart-Davis's gripping text describes the organisation and triumph of these stirring events, with first-hand accounts of time on the road and many interviews with the marchers". Chapters include: Sparks in the tinder; Ambassadors for the Countryside; Googlies in the Park; Down from the North; Out of the West; The Dragon awakes; Count-down to Hyde Park; Six-figure protest; Aftermath.