The frayed Atlantic edge : a historian's journey from Shetland to the Channel /
by Gange, David [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2019Description: xii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008225117 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 914.1 GANSubject(s): Gange, David -- Travel -- British Isles | Coasts -- British Isles -- Description and travel | Travel and Tourism | Travel and Tourism | British Isles -- Description and travelSummary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 914.1 GAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003031265X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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