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A Ramble Through the History of Walking

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Availability:In StockContributor:Bill LawsPublish date:3/3/2026Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781803999623ISBN-10:1803999624UPC:9781803999623Book Category:Sports & Recreation, History, TravelBook Subcategory:Walking, Europe, Special InterestBook Topic:Great Britain, Hikes & WalksSize:7.73 x 5.13 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC2C3TDDN6

A Ramble Through the History of Walking

'The great affair is to move: to come down off this featherbed of civilization, and find the globe granite underfoot, ' wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. This book celebrates the history of walking for leisure and pleasure.

There's no shortage of the famous, and the not so famous, exponents of a good, long walk: Dr. Johnson and his faithful Boswell on their Hebridean jaunt; John Taylor, whose...

Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781803999623ISBN-10:1803999624UPC:9781803999623Book Category:Sports & Recreation, History, TravelBook Subcategory:Walking, Europe, Special InterestBook Topic:Great Britain, Hikes & WalksSize:7.73 x 5.13 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC2C3TDDN6

Bill Laws has written seven books on garden history, including Artist's Gardens (Ward Lock, 1999). He writes for The Telegraph, Sainsbury's Magazine and Period House. Formerly a professional gardener, he manages an organic garden on the Welsh borders.


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