The old ways : a journey on foot /

Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea-paths that form part of a vast network of routes which criss-cross Britain.

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Main Authors: Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- (Author)
Published: Penguin Books,
Publisher Address: New York, New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
©2012
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea-paths that form part of a vast network of routes which criss-cross Britain.
Item Description: Originally published: 2012.
Carrier Form: xi, 433 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-407) and index.
ISBN: 9780147509796
0147509793
9780141030586
0141030585
Index Number: DA650
CLC: I561.65
Call Number: I561.65/M143
Contents: Part I. Tracking (England) -- Track -- Path -- Chalk -- Silt -- Part II. Following (Scotland) -- Water, South -- Water, North -- Peat -- Gneiss -- Granite -- Part III. Roaming (Abroad) -- Limestone -- Roots -- Ice -- Part IV. Homing (England) -- Snow -- Flint -- Ghost -- Print.