Description
| Product ID: | 9780099422556 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Thames: Sacred River |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Ackroyd |
| Page Count: | 544 |
| Subjects: | Local history, Local history, South & South East England |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source. Just as Peter Ackroyd''s bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source. Exploring its history from prehistoric times to the present day, the reader is drawn into an extraordinary world, learning about the fishes that swim in the river and the boats that ply its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and malaria; locks, weirs and embankments; bridges, docks and palaces. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-08-07 |
