Canals : the making of a nation : a journey into the heart of industrial Britain /
by McIvor, Liz.
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BookPublisher: London : BBC Books, 2015Description: 312 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781849901086 (hbk.) :; 1849901082 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 386.4094 MCISubject(s): Canals -- England -- History | Waterways -- England -- History | Industrialization -- England -- History | Transport | TransportSummary: Canals hold a unique place in British culture, with associations of lazy summer afternoons, journeying through lush green countryside. But as Liz McIvor explains in the book to accompany her BBC series, the story of our canals is also the story of how modern Britain was born. It was the canals that helped open up the trade of the Industrial Revolution, furthered the new science of geology, and even ushered in a new form of architecture. The legacy of our canals is all around us.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 386.4094 MCI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002933398X |
TV tie-in.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Canals hold a unique place in British culture, with associations of lazy summer afternoons, journeying through lush green countryside. But as Liz McIvor explains in the book to accompany her BBC series, the story of our canals is also the story of how modern Britain was born. It was the canals that helped open up the trade of the Industrial Revolution, furthered the new science of geology, and even ushered in a new form of architecture. The legacy of our canals is all around us.
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