The English Channel
By: Nigel Calder.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780670800223
Subjects: Calder, Nigel -- Travel -- English Channel; Coasts -- England -- History; Coasts -- France -- History; English Channel; England -- Description and travel; France -- Description and travel; England -- History, Local; France -- History, Local
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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [353]-364.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: Towards Ushant : world's bend; title: Towards Brest : fit for an admiral?; title: Towards Roscoff : accidental oil; title: Towards Brehat : someone else's stones; title: Towards the Rance River : the tides of Saint-Malo; title: Towards Guernsey : never a barrier; title: Towards Barfleur : Eleanor's empire; title: Towards Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue : Rooke's bonfire; title: Towards Ouistreham : the beaches of Normandy; title: Towards the Seine River : heirs of the Vikings; title: Towards Boulogne : Uranium River; title: Towards Gris-Nez : Petroleum River; title: Towards Calais : the dam and the tunnel; title: Fogbound in Calais : different kinds of madness; title: Towards De Panne : who won the armada fight?; title: Towards South Goodwin : escape of an army; title: Towards Dover : echoes in the sand; title: Towards Hastings : wreck of a Dutchman; title: Towards Brighton : the seaside age; title: Towards Selsey : green and pleasant land; title: Towards the Solent : pomp of yesterday; title: Towards Weymouth Bay : the source of the oil; title: Towards Brixham : slingers and fishermen; title: Towards Plymouth : the Drake phenomenon; title: Towards Fowey : free traders; title: Towards Penzance : earthy assets; title: Towards Bishop Rock : beyond nationhood