The Footpath Way
The Footpath Way

Author: Hilaire Belloc et al.

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13:

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The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers by Hilaire Belloc et al.: Published in 1926, this book is a collection of essays, poetry, and prose about walking, exploring the joys and pleasures of exploring the world on foot. The book offers insights into the benefits of walking for physical and mental health, and celebrates the simple pleasures of connecting with nature and experiencing new landscapes. Key Aspects of the book "The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers": Celebration of Walking: The book celebrates the joys and pleasures of walking, highlighting its benefits for physical and mental health, and its ability to connect individuals with nature and the world around them. Reflection on Nature and Landscape: The book offers reflections on nature and landscape, highlighting the beauty and richness of the natural world. Diversity of Contributions: The book features a diverse range of contributions from poets, scholars, and other writers, showcasing the richness and diversity of the walking experience. Hilaire Belloc was a British-French writer and historian who is known for his work on religion, politics, and literature. The Footpath Way is one of his lesser-known works, but is an important contribution to the field of literature and nature writing.

A Wide & Open Land
A Wide & Open Land

Author: Peter Ridgeway

Publisher: Peter Ridgeway

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0646839020

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In the Winter of 2019 Peter Ridgeway set out to walk 179 kilometres across the Cumberland Plain, the region of rural land west of Sydney. Carrying his food and water and camping under the stars, he crossed one of the least-known landscapes in Australia, all within view of its largest city. This book recounts a unique journey across a landscape few Australians will ever see. In this open country the familiar forests of Sydney's sandstone are replaced by a fertile world of open woodlands, native grasslands and wetlands, home to some of the Nation's most unique and endangered wildlife. The traditional land of the Darug, Gundungurra, and Dharawal peoples, and the birthplace of the first Australian colony, it is a landscape which also holds the key to our entwined and conflicted origins. What was once a limitless tract of woodland is now being engulfed by the city to it's east in the largest construction project ever undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere - the elimination of an ecosystem and a community. This book provides an immersion in the history, wildlife, and culture of one of Australia's most rapidly vanishing landscapes, and reveals how the destruction of 'the West' is erasing not only itself, but something central to the identity of all Australians.

The Bookseller
The Bookseller

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Publisher:

Published: 1911

Total Pages: 906

ISBN-13:

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Claim on the Countryside
Claim on the Countryside

Author: Taylor Harvey Taylor

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2019-08-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1474473075

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The last century has seen a dramatic increase in ramblers, mountaineers, cyclists and hill walkers enjoying the British countryside. This remarkable book charts the history of the outdoor movement from its late Victorian origins to its present status. Harvey Taylor describes how the active participants in the movement combined to create a loosely constructed entity, held together by common areas of interest and shared campaigning concerns. From the formation of Footpath Protection Societies and the development of a Countryside Access campaign in the inter-war years, he emphasises that the movement was very much more than just a 'craze' or a reaction against creeping industrialisation and urbanisation as was portrayed at the time. This is a fascinating introduction to a particularly British recreational phenomenon.