Byways, boots and blisters
Subtitle: a history of walkers and walking
By: Bill Laws
Publisher: Sutton Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780750945929
Subjects: Walking
Description: This book celebrates the history of walking for leisure and pleasure. Fully illustrated throughout, 'Byways, Boots and Blisters' tells the engaging history of one of man's favourite pastimes. A study of famous walkers including Hilaire Belloc, Ben Jonson, John Bunyan, William Wordsworth, George Borrow, and Stephen Graham.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-273) and index.