Rivers: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Book 102 of 406: Very Short Introductions

Middleton, Nick

 
9780199588671: Rivers: A Very Short Introduction

Synopsis

Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary criticism

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About the Author

Nick Middleton is a geographer, writer, and presenter of television documentaries. He teaches at Oxford University where he is a Fellow of St Anne's College. He has written more than 200 articles and 20 books for a variety of audiences, most on geographical, travel, or environmental themes, including Deserts: A Very Short Introduction (2009). His experience of rivers is wide-ranging. He has floated down the Mekong and water skied on the Congo, bird-watched in the Danube delta and driven the length of the lower Mississippi. His daily relationship with the Thames is close and personal.


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