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Five Million Tides


Five Million Tides

A Biography of the Helford River

von: Christian Boulton

18,49 €

Verlag: The History Press
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 20.05.2019
ISBN/EAN: 9780750991667
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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Five Million Tides is the story of Cornwall's Helford River from the Stone Age to the dawning of the twenty-first century. From prehistoric pioneers and their megalithic successors, this account goes on to expose a remarkable truth: the Helford became one of Europe's most significant waterways during the Iron Age and Roman periods. Despite being mainland Britain's southernmost safe haven, it has not always been a place of good fortune – once a thriving seat of Celtic Christianity the river would ultimately become more synonymous with lawless seafarers. Nor could it be relied upon for sanctuary from every storm, as the graves of mariners in its village churchyards attest. Although now overshadowed by its more famous sibling estuaries, the Helford is an enigmatic beauty of the family whose rich past deserves wider knowledge.

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