'A very well written book about geology and geological history' Sir
David Attenborough, The Times 'I travelled to Haverfordwest to get
to the past. From Paddington Station a Great Western locomotive
took me on a journey westwards from London further and further back
into geological time, from the age of mammals to the age of
trilobites...' So begins this enthralling exploration of time and
place in which Richard Fortey peels away the top layer of the land
to reveal the hidden landscape - the rocks which contain the story
of distant events, which dictate not only the personality of the
landscape, but the nature of the soil, the plants that grow in it
and the regional characteristics of the buildings. We travel with
him as our guide throughout the British Isles and as the rocks
change so we learn to read the clues they contain: that Britain was
once divided into two parts separated by an ocean, that Scottish
malt whisky, Harris tweed, slate roofs and thatched cottages can be
traced back to tumultuous events which took place many millions of
years ago. The Hidden Landscape has become a classic in popular
geology since its first publication in 1993. This new edition is
fully updated and beautifully illustrated.
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