Description: The Solway Firth Brian Blake Regional Books 1966 Robert Hale Limited HB W/DJ. Book is in very good condition. Pages are clean with no markings. Book has a Book plate from previous owner who is an avid collector. Dust jacket it is in good condition, very little wear and tear around edges. Inside front flap does have a spot from glue where a previous sticker use to be. THIS book begins with the tides of the Solway, important in history and in the economy of the past. These tides reveal broad and dangerous sands which have been the path of kings, a pope and many humbler folk. Some have attacked or raided, others retreated, but all their crossings have been woven into the pattern of Britain's history and literature. This estuary joins two landscapes, and the evolution of the Solway shores is followed to where the process can be seen today as a living action of sand and marshland, waves and weather. In great events, as in local ones, the position of Solway has been a major factor. As the early history of Solway is discussed, this sparsely populated fringe of the prehistoric world gradually changes into the armed frontier of the great Roman Empire. The Dark Ages brought to these crossroads English and Scots to join the occupying Welsh, whilst Danes and Norse added their contribution as the years went by. Frontier problems multiplied until the Wars of Independence saw the English fleet in Solway waters as Kings Robert and Edward fought across the narrow estuary. Dramatic also was the Elizabethan frontier when Mary Stuart was escaping across the Firth to sanctuary and ultimate death. The industrial age brought short-lived glory to small Solway ports, and the economic fortunes of men who dig for coal and build ships are followed through depression and recovery until today the towers of an atomic factory symbolize the beginning of a new era. The survey ends with a modern tour of the region. The book describes people and places, work and play, unity and diversity in the clearly defined border region that is enclosed between St Bees and Galloway and which pivots on Carlisle. It is in fact the first comprehensive study of the Solway. .
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Book Title: The Solway Firth
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Book Series: Historical
Ex Libris: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Robert Hale Limited
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
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Edition: Limited Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Publication Year: 1966
Type: Book
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Brian Blake
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Historical
Topic: Solway
Country/Region of Manufacture: Great Britain
