Sarn Helen : : a Journey Through Wales, Past, Present and Future
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Sarn Helen - Helen's Causeway - is the old Roman Road that runs from the south coast of Wales to the north. It forms a long, wandering line through the country and its changing landscape reveals much about Wales, the past and present. As Tom Bullough walks the route, sometimes alone, sometimes in company, he describes the mountains and valleyes, the buried forts, and struggling farms. He explores the political and cultural history of this small, divided country, recalls the legends and lore of Wales's richest era - the post-Roman "Age of the Saints" - and considers how their relationship with the natural world might inform our own. Threaded alongside this journey are urgent conversations with climate scientists and the story of Tom's engagement with the issue of the climate crisis, showing its likely impact on Wales: a vision - in miniature - of what lies ahead for us all.
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PUBLISHED
London : Granta Books, 2023.
Year Published: 2023
Description: 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1783788097
9781783788095
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Morris, Jackie,
SUBJECTS
Bullough, Tom -- Travel -- Wales.
Wales -- History.
Wales -- Description and travel.