Raised on its banks and an avid sailor, Caroline Crampton sets out to
rediscover the enigmatic pull of the Thames by following its course from
the river's source in a small village in Gloucestershire, through the
short central stretch beloved of Londoners and tourists alike, to the
point where it merges with the North Sea. As she navigates the river's
ever-shifting tidal waters, she seeks out the stories behind its unique
landmarks, from the vast Victorian pumping stations that carried away
the capital's waste and the shiny barrier that holds the sea at bay, to
the Napoleonic-era forts that stand on marshy ground as eerie relics of
past invasions. In spellbinding prose, she reveals the histories of its
empty warehouses and arsenals; its riverbanks layered with Anglo-Saxon
treasures; and its shipwrecks, still inhabited by the ghosts of the
drowned.
The Way to the Sea is at once a fascinating portrait
of an iconic stretch of water and a captivating introduction to a new
voice in British non-fiction.
The Way to the Sea : The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary - Caroline Crampton
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