The acclaimed author of The Wild Places recounts his walking explorations through historical British territories, roads and sea paths, drawing on themes in natural history, cartography, archaeology and literature to illuminate such landscapes as the bird islands of the Scottish northwest and the sacred regions of the Himalayas. 15,000 first printing. The author recounts his walking explorations through historical British territories, roads, and sea paths, drawing on themes in natural history, cartography, archaeology, and literature.
