Excellent Essex - In Praise of England's Most Misunderstood County

Historian and Essex champion Gillian Darley takes us on a vivid personal tour, from the seaside piers to the empty marshlands and the New Town high-rises, revealing a landscape and a story like no other. Alongside Essex Man and Towie, there's the Essex that despatched the first puritan settlers to America, welcomed refugees from Europe and beyond, and offered fresh hope to bombed-out East End. 'Excellent Essex' a brilliant guide to England's most misunderstood county.

Summary

Historian and Essex champion Gillian Darley takes us on a vivid personal tour, from the seaside piers to the empty marshlands and the New Town high-rises, revealing a landscape and a story like no other. Alongside Essex Man and Towie, there's the Essex that despatched the first puritan settlers to America, welcomed refugees from Europe and beyond, and offered fresh hope to bombed-out East End. 'Excellent Essex' a brilliant guide to England's most misunderstood county.

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Darley, Darley Gillian
• Publisher: Old Street Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781913083021
• ISBN: 978-1-913083-02-1
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 129 mm x 42 mm
• Weight: 348 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Architecture, European History, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Essex, ARCHITECTURE / General, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, Travel writing, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General