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The Way to the Sea - The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary (Paperback)
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The Way to the Sea - The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 2 660
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Raised on its banks and an avid sailor, Caroline Crampton sets out
to rediscover the enigmatic pull of the Thames by following its
course from the river's source in a small village in
Gloucestershire, through the short central stretch beloved of
Londoners and tourists alike, to the point where it merges with the
North Sea. As she navigates the river's ever-shifting tidal waters,
she seeks out the stories behind its unique landmarks, from the
vast Victorian pumping stations that carried away the capital's
waste and the shiny barrier that holds the sea at bay, to the
Napoleonic-era forts that stand on marshy ground as eerie relics of
past invasions. In spellbinding prose, she reveals the histories of
its empty warehouses and arsenals; its riverbanks layered with
Anglo-Saxon treasures; and its shipwrecks, still inhabited by the
ghosts of the drowned. The Way to the Sea is at once a fascinating
portrait of an iconic stretch of water and a captivating
introduction to a new voice in British non-fiction.
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