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- catalog abstract "The strip of sea that the English call the Channel and the French call the Sleeve is, quite simply, the most fascinating piece of water in the world. The globe's busiest seaway, the Channel is a stormy passage that remains a wild frontier between two closely related peoples who, by long tradition, detest each other's manners and philosophy. Nigel Calder, whose informative, witty books have explained the mysteries of science to millions of readers, here embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of a body of water extraordinarily rich in natural and historical interest, an "untidy museum," touching on everything from geology and archaeology, history and politics, to navigational principles and the lore of the sea. - Jacket flap.".
- catalog contributor b626616.
- catalog coverage "England Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "England History, Local.".
- catalog coverage "English Channel.".
- catalog coverage "France Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "France History, Local.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History, Local.".
- catalog created "1986.".
- catalog date "1986".
- catalog date "1986.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1986.".
- catalog description "Author's note -- Towards Ushant : world's bend -- Towards Brest : fit for an admiral? -- Towards Roscoff : accidental oil -- Towards Brehat : someone else's stones -- Towards the Rance River : the tides of Saint-Malo -- Towards Guernsey : never a barrier -- Towards Barfleur : Eleanor's empire -- Towards Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue : Rooke's bonfire -- Towards Ouistreham : the beaches of Normandy -- Towards the Seine River : heirs of the Vikings -- Towards Boulogne : Uranium River -- Towards Gris-Nez : Petroleum River -- Towards Calais : the dam and the tunnel -- Fogbound in Calais : different kinds of madness -- Towards De Panne : who won the armada fight? -- Towards South Goodwin : escape of an army -- Towards Dover : echoes in the sand -- Towards Hastings : wreck of a Dutchman -- Towards Brighton : the seaside age -- Towards Selsey : green and pleasant land -- Towards the Solent : pomp of yesterday -- Towards Weymouth Bay : the source of the oil -- Towards Brixham : slingers and fishermen -- Towards Plymouth : the Drake phenomenon -- Towards Fowey : free traders -- Towards Penzance : earthy assets -- Towards Bishop Rock : beyond nationhood.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [353]-364.".
- catalog description "The strip of sea that the English call the Channel and the French call the Sleeve is, quite simply, the most fascinating piece of water in the world. The globe's busiest seaway, the Channel is a stormy passage that remains a wild frontier between two closely related peoples who, by long tradition, detest each other's manners and philosophy. Nigel Calder, whose informative, witty books have explained the mysteries of science to millions of readers, here embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of a body of water extraordinarily rich in natural and historical interest, an "untidy museum," touching on everything from geology and archaeology, history and politics, to navigational principles and the lore of the sea. - Jacket flap.".
- catalog extent "vi, 373 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0670800228".
- catalog issued "1986".
- catalog issued "1986.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, N.Y. : Viking,".
- catalog spatial "England Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "England History, Local.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog spatial "English Channel.".
- catalog spatial "France Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "France History, Local.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History, Local.".
- catalog subject "Calder, Nigel Journeys English Channel.".
- catalog subject "Calder, Nigel, 1931-2014 Travel English Channel.".
- catalog subject "Coasts England History.".
- catalog subject "Coasts France History.".
- catalog subject "DA670.E48 C35 1986".
- catalog tableOfContents "Author's note -- Towards Ushant : world's bend -- Towards Brest : fit for an admiral? -- Towards Roscoff : accidental oil -- Towards Brehat : someone else's stones -- Towards the Rance River : the tides of Saint-Malo -- Towards Guernsey : never a barrier -- Towards Barfleur : Eleanor's empire -- Towards Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue : Rooke's bonfire -- Towards Ouistreham : the beaches of Normandy -- Towards the Seine River : heirs of the Vikings -- Towards Boulogne : Uranium River -- Towards Gris-Nez : Petroleum River -- Towards Calais : the dam and the tunnel -- Fogbound in Calais : different kinds of madness -- Towards De Panne : who won the armada fight? -- Towards South Goodwin : escape of an army -- Towards Dover : echoes in the sand -- Towards Hastings : wreck of a Dutchman -- Towards Brighton : the seaside age -- Towards Selsey : green and pleasant land -- Towards the Solent : pomp of yesterday -- Towards Weymouth Bay : the source of the oil -- Towards Brixham : slingers and fishermen -- Towards Plymouth : the Drake phenomenon -- Towards Fowey : free traders -- Towards Penzance : earthy assets -- Towards Bishop Rock : beyond nationhood.".
- catalog title "The English Channel / Nigel Calder.".
- catalog type "text".