Green Road Into The Trees

by: Hugh Thomson

Green Road Into The Trees
Author: Hugh Thomson

Publisher: Preface Publishing

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 07 June 2012

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ISBN: 1848093322 ISBN 13: 9781848093324

Green Road Into The Trees by Hugh Thomson

From the very centre of England - literally, as the author's village is furthest from the sea - he travels to its outermost edges. This title presents his journey made rich by the characters he meets along the way. Top page

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From the very centre of England - literally, as his village is furthest from the sea - he travels to its outermost edges. The Green Road into the Trees is a journey made rich by the characters he meets along the way. And the ways he takes are the old ways, the drover-paths and tracks, the paths and ditches half covered by bramble and tunnelled by alder, beech and oak: the trails that can still be traced by those who know where to look. Just as in his acclaimed book about Peru, The White Rock, Hugh shows how older, half-forgotten cultures lie much closer to the surface than we may think. In recent years, archaeologists have uncovered remarkable findings about the Celts, Saxons and Vikings that have often yet to reach the wider public. Travelling along the Icknield Way, Hugh passes the great prehistoric monuments of Maiden Castle, Stonehenge and Avebury, before ending at the Wash near Seahenge. By taking a 400 mile journey from coast to coast, through both the sacred and profane landscapes of ancient England, Hugh casts unexpected light - and humour - on the way we live now. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Preface Publishing

City: London

Pages: 320

More info: height 240 mm width 162 mm weight 616 gr thickness 31 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC23) 914.104

Departments: Travel writing;

Record updated at: 08 May, 2013 time: 19:13


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