IllustratedHistoryOfTheCountryside

"TheIllustratedHistoryoftheCountryside"tellsthemany-layeredstoryoftheBritishlandscape.OliverRackhamshows,withpassionandhumour,howtoreadoursurroundings;thepast-eventhemedievalpast-livesaroundus.Adaptedfromhiswork"TheHistoryoftheCountryside"thiseditioncombinesDrRackham'swisdomwithfinelandscapephotography,exposingthesplendourandsecretsofourcountryside.Attheheartofthebookareeightoftheauthor'swalkswithinareasofnaturalbeauty.ThisisaninformativeguidetosomeofBritain'sbestlovedplacesofferingpracticaladviceonlandscapedetectiontechniques.Usingpublicrightsofway,thesesamewalkscanbeenjoyedbythereaderatanytime.