The Illustrated History of the Countryside
(, New edition)
Publishing Details
The Illustrated History of the Countryside
By (Author) Oliver Rackham
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
30th June 1997
New edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Travel and holiday guides
Walking, hiking, trekking
508.3341
Winner of Natural World Book of the Year Award 1994
Physical Properties
240
Width 217mm, Height 280mm, Spine 17mm
1000g
Description
This companion guide to the British countryside shows how to find and interpret the clues to the past which lie hidden in the countryside. At the heart of the book are eight photographic essays describing the author's favourite country walks within areas of great natural beauty.
Author Bio
Dr Oliver Rackham is a botanist and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An acknowledged authority on the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and pasture. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE won the 1986 Angel Literary Award, the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Prize and the Natural World Book of the Year Award.
