Description
A pioneering work of modern nature writing; a natural history of the author's beloved British Isles that inhabits a lush territory somewhere between science and poetry.
Author: Jacquetta Hawkes
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 04/30/1991
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9780807085110
ISBN10: 0807085111
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Essays
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
Author: Jacquetta Hawkes
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 04/30/1991
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9780807085110
ISBN10: 0807085111
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Essays
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
About the Author
Jacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), English-born writer, anthropologist and archaeologist, was best known for her documentation of the beautiful British Isles in A Land. She attended Newnham College and traveled on archeology expeditions to various locations, including Palestine and other parts of England. Her other publications include A Woman as Great as the World, Journey Down a Rainbow, The First Great Civilizations: Life in Mesopotamia, and A Quest for Love.