The old ways: a journey on foot
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From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland, an exploration of walking and thinking
In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual.
Told in Macfarlane’s distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds—wanderers, pilgrims, guides, and artists. Above all this is a book about walking as a journey inward and the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move. Macfarlane discovers that paths offer not just a means of traversing space, but of feeling, knowing, and thinking.
In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual.
Told in Macfarlane’s distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds—wanderers, pilgrims, guides, and artists. Above all this is a book about walking as a journey inward and the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move. Macfarlane discovers that paths offer not just a means of traversing space, but of feeling, knowing, and thinking.
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Subjects
Subjects
Description and travel
England -- Description and travel
Great Britain -- Description and travel
Historic rural landscapes
Historic rural landscapes -- Great Britain
History
Landscapes
Macfarlane, Robert
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel -- England
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel -- Great Britain
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel -- Scotland
Natural history
Natural history -- Great Britain
Nature
Nonfiction
Scotland -- Description and travel
Trails
Trails -- Great Britain
Travel
Voyages and travels
Walking
England -- Description and travel
Great Britain -- Description and travel
Historic rural landscapes
Historic rural landscapes -- Great Britain
History
Landscapes
Macfarlane, Robert
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel -- England
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel -- Great Britain
Macfarlane, Robert, -- 1976- -- Travel -- Scotland
Natural history
Natural history -- Great Britain
Nature
Nonfiction
Scotland -- Description and travel
Trails
Trails -- Great Britain
Travel
Voyages and travels
Walking
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9780670025114
9781101601075
9781481592031
9781982479015
9781101601075
9781481592031
9781982479015
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title_full | The Old Ways A Journey on Foot The old ways : a journey on foot / Robert Macfarlane The old ways : a journey on foot [electronic resource] / Robert Macfarlane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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