Peak District - A Cultural History

Informationen zum Autor John Bull lived in Hayfield and Glossop in the High Peak for thirty years. He was a member of the Peak National Park Authority and chaired its Planning Committee between 1997 and 2004. Klappentext ?The Peak District was Britains first National Park and an escape for people in the cities of the industrial north. Prehistoric man built stone circles at Stanton-in-the-Moor and Arbor Low and the Romans had garrisons here, but for many centuries the region was regarded as a howling wilderness, exploited by its aristocratic landlords for hunting, grazing, and lead and stone mining. John Bull explores the culture and history of the Dark and White Peak, which annually attract millions of visitors.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. John Bull, John Bull
• Publisher: Interlink pub group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2012
• EAN: 9781908493064
• ISBN: 978-1-908493-06-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Landscapes of the Imagination; Landscapes of the Imagination
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Travel > Travel guides > Europe