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Klappentext Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Warwickshire by J. Harvey Bloom was first published in 1916. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county. Zusammenfassung The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Warwickshire by J. Harvey Bloom was first published in 1916 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. County and shire; 2. General characteristics; 3. Size. Shape. Boundaries; 4. Surface and general features; 5. Watersheds and river basins; 6. Geology; 7. Natural history; 8. Climate; 9. Races, dialect and population; 10. Agriculture; 11. Coal mining and quarrying; 12. Industries and manufactures; 13. History; 14. Antiquities; 15. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical; 16. Architecture - (b) military; 17. Architecture - (c) domestic; 18. Communications - roads, railways, canals; 19. Administration and divisions; 20. Roll of honour; 21. The chief towns and villages of Warwickshire.
