Taming the Flood

Beautifully written and magnificently illustrated with photographs, line drawings and maps, this book serves both as a celebration of the richness of the British countryside, and as a warning of the legacy of loss and destruction we could so easily leave to future generations.

Autorentext

Jeremy Purseglove

Klappentext

Traces the history and natural history of our rivers and wetlands, describing in detail the beauty of these ancient landscapes and the often disastrous results of attempts to tame them.

Zusammenfassung
'Exquisitely written' Sunday Times Beautifully written and magnificently illustrated with photographs, line drawings and maps, this book serves both as a celebration of the richness of the British countryside, and as a warning of the legacy of loss and destruction we could so easily leave to future generations.