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Wild About Britain - A lifetime of award-winning nature writing (Paperback)
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Wild About Britain - A lifetime of award-winning nature writing (Paperback)
Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)
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A new collection of award-winning journalist and author Brian
Jackman's nature and travel writings from the past 40 years. This
is a nationwide celebration of Britain's unspoiled coast and
countryside, concentrating in particular on Britain's wildlife and
the wild places in which its most spectacular species are found,
but also touching on fishing, sailing and the way Britain's history
has shaped the landscape. 'Wild about Britain is not a guidebook'
says Brian Jackman. 'It's an extended love letter to the British
countryside; a personal view covering more than four decades of
travels in the wilder parts of Britain.' Complementing Brian
Jackman's writing are a small number of illustrations from Jonathan
Truss, one of the UK's leading wildlife artists who has twice won
the Frozen Planet category of the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year
competition. What makes the British countryside so special is its
chameleon quality - the way its character changes with every few
miles. Sometimes it can change dramatically; elsewhere the
landscape undergoes more subtle shifts; but every region has its
own distinctive qualities and is possessed of its own special
magic. Brian Jackman writes eloquently and evocatively, conjuring
up the sights and sounds of everything from barnacle geese on the
salt marsh of an Islay loch to star gazing on Exmoor, of a seascape
of headlands, cliffs and wave-smashed rocks at Lands End, of eagles
on the Ardnamurchan peninsula and the autumn rut in the New Forest.
Ancient oaks, red kites, huge mirror carp, the oldest path in
Britain and Border reivers are all included. As a pioneer of
eco-tourism, Brian Jackman has been writing on these subjects for
40 years, first as a travel writer for The Sunday Times and
currently for The Daily Telegraph. Although more widely known for
his knowledge of African wildlife and safaris - he is the author of
The Marsh Lions and Savannah Diaries - it is his love of the
British countryside that has brought him most of his awards. From
Cornwall to Hermaness and from East Anglia to the Welsh Marches,
Wild About Britain showcases Jackman's writing at its best. Winner
of the British Guild of Travel Writers Best Narrative Travel Book
2018.
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Imprint: |
Bradt Travel Guides
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature) |
Release date: |
October 2017 |
First published: |
2017 |
Authors: |
Brian Jackman
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Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78477-067-9 |
Categories: |
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Sport & Leisure >
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LSN: |
1-78477-067-1 |
Barcode: |
9781784770679 |
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