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Walking the Border: A Journey Between Scotland and England
Ian Crofton
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Description for Walking the Border: A Journey Between Scotland and England
Paperback. Ian Crofton makes this journey through some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain, speculating on what the Border signifies - geographically, culturally and emotionally. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
In this book Ian Crofton makes a journey on foot from Gretna Green in the southwest to Berwick in the northeast, following as close as possible the Anglo-Scottish Border as it has been fixed since the union of the crowns in 1603. Much of the line of the Border runs through a wild, overwhelmingly unvisited no man's land - the sort of trackless waste perfect for keeping two belligerent peoples apart? During the course of his journey Ian Crofton considers a number of questions how 'natural' are borderlines? Sometimes they follow physical barriers, sometimes an arbitrary line on a map, ... Read more
In this book Ian Crofton makes a journey on foot from Gretna Green in the southwest to Berwick in the northeast, following as close as possible the Anglo-Scottish Border as it has been fixed since the union of the crowns in 1603. Much of the line of the Border runs through a wild, overwhelmingly unvisited no man's land - the sort of trackless waste perfect for keeping two belligerent peoples apart? During the course of his journey Ian Crofton considers a number of questions how 'natural' are borderlines? Sometimes they follow physical barriers, sometimes an arbitrary line on a map, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780273082
SKU
V9781780273082
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About Ian Crofton
Ian Crofton was born in Edinburgh and worked for Collins in Glasgow before moving to London, where he has been a freelance writer and editor for 25 years. Previous books include Brewer's Dictionary of Curious Titles; Brewer's Britain and Ireland (with John Ayto); Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities, A Dictionary of Art Quotations, History without the Boring Bits; Science without the ... Read more
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