Rising ground
Subtitle: a search for the spirit of place
By: Philip Marsden
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780226366098; 9780226366128
Subjects: Homes and haunts; Description and travel; Geographical perception; Historic sites; Antiquities; Human geography; Place (Philosophy)
Description: Firmly in a storied tradition of English nature writing that stretches from Gilbert White to Helen MacDonald, Rising ground reveals the ways that places and peoples have interacted over time, from standing stones to footpaths, ancient habitations to modern highways. Marsden's close, loving look at the small patch of earth around him is sure to help you see your own place--and your own home--anew.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain by Granta Books 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-334) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mendip; title: Ardevora; title: Bodmin Moor; title: Garrow Tor; title: Rough Tor; title: Tintagel; title: Glastonbury; title: Hensbarrow; title: Fal; title: Tregony; title: Ruan Creek; title: Tolverne; title: Porthleven; title: Morrab; title: Madron; title: Zennor; title: Nanjizal; title: Lethowsow; title: Scilly; title: Epilogue.