Rivers, 9781838861025
Hardcover
Explore the world’s grandest rivers: shaping civilizations, myths, and lives.

Rivers

from mountain streams to city riverbanks

$97.19

  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    14 September 2021

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Summary

Being essential to the survival of civilisations, rivers run through mythology - think of ancient Egypt - and religion - think of the Ganges and Hinduism. And they continue to inspire writers and artists - think of Mark Twain’s Mississippi and John Steinbeck’s Salinas.

From the Ganges rising in the Himalayas to the Nile Delta, from the Amazon rainforest to the Bow River flowing out of the Rocky Mountains, from the Rhine to the Rhone, Yangtze to the Mekong, Danube to the Volga to the E…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781838861025
ISBN-10:1838861025
Author:Claudia Martin
Publisher:Amber Books Ltd
Imprint:Amber Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:14 September 2021
Weight:1.50kg
Dimensions:219mm x 296mm x 25mm
Series:Amazing Places [Landscape format]
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About The Author

Claudia Martin

Claudia Martin is a travel writer who has contributed to many guide books and magazines. She is also the author of books on history, geography and culture for adults and young people. She lives in London, UK.

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