0 UK BOOKS AUTHORS DISCOVER CONNECT Home NON-FICTION Travel & Adventure About Britain SHARE About Britain A Journey of Seventy Years and 1,345 Miles Tim Cole (Author) Hardback £18.99 £13.29 Paperback £10.99 £9.89 Ebook (PDF) £13.29 £9.30 Ebook (Epub & Mobi) £13.29 £9.30 Quantity - + In stock £13.29 RRP £18.99 Website price saving £5.70 (30%) ADD TO BASKET ADD TO WISHLIST Delivery and returns info Free UK delivery on orders £30 or over Description In 1951, the Festival of Britain commissioned a series of short guides they dubbed 'handbooks for the explorer'. Their aim was to encourage readers to venture out beyond the capital and on to 'the roads and the by-roads' to see Britain as a 'living country'. Yet these thirteen guides did more than celebrate the rural splendour of this 'island nation': they also made much of Britain's industrial power and mid-century ambition – her thirst for new technologies, pride in manufacturing and passion for exciting new ways to travel by road, air and sea. Armed with these About Britain guides, historian Tim Cole takes to the roads to find out what has changed and what has remained the same over the 70 years since they were first published. From Oban to Torquay, Caernarvon to Cambridge, he explores the visible changes to our landscape, and the more subtle social and cultural shifts that lie beneath. In a starkly different era where travel has been transformed by the pandemic and many are journeying closer to home, About Britain is a warm and timely meditation on our changing relationship with the landscape, industry and transport. As he looks out on vineyards and apple orchards, power stations and slate mines, vast greenhouses and fulfilment centres for online goods, Cole provides an enchanting glimpse of twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain as seen from the driver's seat. READ AN EXTRACT Product details Published 10 Jun 2021 Format Hardback Edition 1st Extent 384 ISBN 9781472937261 Imprint Bloomsbury Continuum Illustrations Integrated b+w photographs and map Dimensions 234 x 153 mm Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing About the contributors TC AUTHOR Tim Cole Professor Tim Cole is Professor of Social History… Related Titles RMS Queen Mary David Ellery £6.99 RRP £9.99 Paperback +2 other formats Douglas XB-19 William Wolf £12.59 RRP £13.99 Paperback +2 other formats The Vanishing Janine di Giovanni £9.80 RRP £14.00 Ebook (Epub & Mobi) +3 other formats The Boatyard Book Simon Jollands £15.75 RRP £22.50 Ebook (Epub & Mobi) +2 other formats Tales from the Tillerman Steve Haywood £9.09 RRP £12.99 Paperback +2 other formats The Nine Lives of Pakistan Declan Walsh £6.99 RRP £9.99 Paperback +3 other formats Free UK delivery for orders £30 and over Useful Links About Us Bloomsbury Offices Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Modern Slavery Statement Cookie Policy Click to change cookie settings Customer Service Customer Service Contact Us Delivery Returns & Cancellations Follow us Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Registered in England No. 01984336 Registered Office: 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP © Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2021 By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Manage Cookies Accept All Cookies