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The frayed Atlantic edge : a historian's journey from Shetland to the Channel

Gange, David2019
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After two decades exploring the Western coast and mountains of the British Isles, the historian and nature writer David Gange set out to travel the seaboard in the course of a year. This coastline spans just eight-hundred miles as the crow flies, but the complex folds of its firths and headlands stretch more than ten-thousand. Even those who circumnavigate Britain by kayak tend to follow the shortest route; the purpose of this journey was to discover these coastlines by seeking out the longest. Travelling by kayak, on foot and at the end of a rope, Gange encounters wildcats, basking sharks, and vast colonies of seabirds, as well as rich and diverse coastal communities.
Author:
Gange, David, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2019.
Collation:
xii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008225117 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
914.104861914.104 GANG
Language:
English
BRN:
1887190
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