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Exploring Rolt's Landscapes
Writing, Heritage and Conservation
18,49 € |
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Verlag: | The History Press |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 07.11.2024 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781803992723 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 224 |
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Beschreibungen
L.T.C. Rolt is still a towering figure in the fields of inland waterways, preserved railways and post-war conservation. A bridge and a locomotive have been named after him, and there is a Rolt Prize, Rolt Fellows and an annual Rolt Lecture. He played a crucial role in the revival of Britain's inland waterways and pioneered the first preserved narrow-gauge railway. In this fascinating series of linked essays, Joseph Boughey explains aspects of Rolt's earlier life and work, and sets his writing and practice in a broader context, considering such themes as the landscapes Rolt knew; the nature of travel and 'country' writing; the 1930s/40s organicist movement; English canals and navigable rivers from the 1930s to the '50s, including practical campaigning; the background to early railway preservation; and the nature of craft, craftspeople and preservation.