True North: In Praise of England's Better Half [Import] [Hardcover]

Martin Wainwright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 2009

Abysmal weather, slag heaps, funny accents, the bleak uplands of a landscape carved out of millstone grit and townscape of abandoned mills and shipyards, the detritus of an industrial revolution past its sell-by date. That, anyway, is the myth, the foundation for the dismissive gibe that nothing north of Watford is worth a bag of chips. This and other myths are swiftly dispatched in True North—an incisive and wittily observant assessment of a socially and culturally flourishing region in the UK that can boast an unrivalled setting of wild coastline, lakes, and green dales, as well as inhabitants who are indomitably inventive, proud of their past, and keen to forge a brilliant new future.

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About the Author

Martin Wainwright is the Guardian's highly respected Northern editor. He has written and edited more than ten books, including A Lifetime of Mountains, The Country Diaries of A. Harry Griffin, and Wainwright: The Man who Loved the Lakes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK (November 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852651139
• ISBN-13: 978-0852651131
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,752,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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