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17 produkter
Boer War
Häftad, 2025
233 kr
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The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, 'no end of a lesson'. The public expected it to be over by Christmas, but it proved to be the longest (two and three-quarter years), the costliest (over £200 million), the bloodiest (at least 22,000 British, 25,000 …
Scramble for Africa
Häftad, 2025
218 kr
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The Scramble for Africa astonished everyone.In 1880 most of the continent was ruled by Africans, and barely explored. By 1902, five European Powers (and one extraordinary individual) had grabbed almost the whole continent, giving themselves 30 new colonies and protectorates and 10 million square …
Tree Hunters
How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Landscape
Häftad, 2025
156 kr
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For centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the seventeenth century, they had begun to collect trees. Within the space of a few years, hundreds of new specimen trees enriched the British landscape, and …
Company of Trees
A Year in a Lifetime''s Quest
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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''The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade'' John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland Thomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the family estate, Tullynally in Ireland; his …
Remarkable Trees of the World
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
416 kr
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The publication of Remarkable Trees of the World took American audiences by storm. Thomas Pakenham embarks on a five-year odyssey to most of the temperate and tropical regions of the world to photograph sixty trees of remarkable personality and presence: Dwarfs, Giants, Monuments, and Aliens; the …
Boer War
E-bok, 2025
74 kr
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The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, ''no end of a lesson''. The public expected it to be over by Christmas, but it proved to be the longest (two and three-quarter years), the costliest (over £200 million), the bloodiest (at least 22,000 British, …
Scramble for Africa
E-bok, 2025
136 kr
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The Scramble for Africa astonished everyone. In 1880 most of the continent was ruled by Africans, and barely explored. By 1902, five European Powers (and one extraordinary individual) had grabbed almost the whole continent, giving themselves 30 new colonies and protectorates and 10 million square …
Dublin
A Traveller''s Reader
Av Valerie Pakenham, Thomas Pakenham
E-bok, 2018
45 kr
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''Unforgettable . . . no better compilers could have been found'' - History Today ''Dublin''s past comes dazzlingly alive'' - Publishing News ''Erudite and practical simultaneously'' - Gemma Hussey, Irish Independent Dublin''s turbulent history, its intensely literary and theatrical character of …
Dublin
A Traveller's Reader
Av Thomas Pakenham, Valerie Pakenham
Häftad, 2018
158 kr
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'Unforgettable . . . no better compilers could have been found' - History Today'Dublin's past comes dazzlingly alive' - Publishing News'Erudite and practical simultaneously' - Gemma Hussey, Irish IndependentDublin's turbulent history, its intensely literary and theatrical character of long literary …
Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Inbunden, 2015
456 kr
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Thomas Pakenham's beautifully illustrated, bestselling book of tree portraits.With this astonishing collection, Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owes little to conventional botany. The sixty trees are grouped according to their own strong personalities: Natives, …
Company of Trees
A Year in a Lifetime's Quest
Häftad, 2017
156 kr
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'The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel, author of MeadowlandThomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the family estate, Tullynally in Ireland; his forays …
Tree Hunters
How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Landscape
Inbunden, 2024
344 kr
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For centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the seventeenth century, they had begun to collect trees. Within the space of a few years, hundreds of new specimen trees enriched the British landscape, and …
Tree Hunters
How the Cult of the Arboretum Transformed Our Landscape
E-bok, 2024
91 kr
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For centuries, English country gentlemen had collected exotic pictures for their saloons and rare books for their libraries. By the end of the seventeenth century, they had begun to collect trees. Within the space of a few years, hundreds of new specimen trees enriched the British landscape, and …
Meetings With Remarkable Trees
E-bok, 2019
44 kr
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Thomas Pakenham''s beautifully illustrated, bestselling book of tree portraits. With this astonishing collection, Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owes little to conventional botany. The sixty trees are grouped according to their own strong personalities: Natives, …
Remarkable Baobab
Inbunden, 2004
181 kr
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Standing tall on the sunburned plains of Africa and Australia, baobabs may be the oldest life forms on the planet. Many of the specimens still standing today have been around for well over two thousand years. Tremendous in size and bizarre in appearance, they have provided food, medicine, and …
