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Blood,
Earth & Medicine
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In
Time of Flood
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Cider
- The Forgotten Miracle
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Bridgwater
- The Parrett's Mouth
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The
Wheal of Hope
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Working
Women of Somerset
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Waterways
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Living Landscapes
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Silence at Ramscliffe
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Dorset
Man
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Dorset
Women
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Open-Mouthed
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Dorset Coast
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Dorset Footsteps
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Lewesdon Hill
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We Have Heard Ravens
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Waterways
Living
Landscapes
Published
by National Trust
ISBN 0-7078-0347-0
£18.99
Illustrations: 70 colour and
30 black & white
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 This
book is the fourth title in the National Trust's series Living
Landscapes. Waterways in their many forms reveal a fascinating
history and today represent one of our most precious resources.
This book tells the story of the water's journey, from mythical
connections of the humble spring or well to the formal water
gardens and moated castles of the aristocracy. Along the way
we learn about the engineering feats of the earliest canal builders,
the colourful communities that grew up around the watermills,
how rivers powered the industrial revolution ( and gave us our
first taste of large scale pollution), the wildlife that water
supports, and explore the many literary and cultural connections
of water.
How to manage a finite resource upon which our lives depend
has been an issue with which man has grappled throughout history.
In the developed world we may no longer be fighting cholera
but we are still facing other environmental challenges, such
as rising sea levels and the threat of flood, and how to limit
the damage caused by industrial and agricultural pollution in
many forms. Beautifully illustrated with a mixture of contemporary
colour photographs, fascinating archive images and artworks
from leading wildlife illustrator Bryn Edwards, Waterways takes
stock of the state of our streams, rivers and canals in the
early 2000's and looks forward to a time when we might embrace
a deeper cultural, spiritual and environmental understanding
of this life giving force.
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"Comprehensive well researched….
fascinating nuggets of information…. well worth dipping
into."
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Carol
Trewin, Western Morning News
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"A fascinating
history of our water courses … A lyrical eye …quirky but
passionate"
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Geoff
Ward, Western Daily Press
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" Original and witty text… Superb
design and choice of illustrations… a real treat"
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Tom
Greeves, Dartmoor Magazine
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"This splendid book… excellent…
striking photographs"
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Colin
Brent, Tavistock Times
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