Thames: Sacred River
Thames: Sacred River
Peter Ackroyd
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.
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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.
Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details, and for writing about them in the most magisterial prose; the result is a wonderfully readable and captivating guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it.
Product Description
Title - Thames: Sacred River
Edition -
Author - Peter Ackroyd
ISBN 13 - 9780099422556
Imprint - Vintage
Publisher - Vintage Publishing
Date Published - 07/08/2008
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 153 x 234 x 40mm
Weight - 715 g
Languages - English