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Mudlark : In Search of London's Past along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem (2019, Hardcover)
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Mudlark : In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames, Hardcover by Maiklem, Lara, ISBN 1631494961, ISBN-13 9781631494963, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A quixotic journey through London’s past, Mudlark plumbs the banks of the Thames to reveal the stories hidden behind the archaeological remnants of an ancient city.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLiveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN-101631494961
ISBN-139781631494963
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038378826
Product Key Features
Book TitleMudlark : in Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicEurope / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Europe / Great Britain / General
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, History
AuthorLara Maiklem
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-029641
ReviewsThis thoroughly fascinating look at treasure hunting along the banks of the Thames also serves as an astute history lesson., The sense of discovery, of finding forgotten objects, is captured superbly in Maiklem's debut.... Maiklem positions the River Thames as a narrator, which only offers up some of its stories in a piecemeal fashion. The parts that are revealed, however, make for a captivating read., This engrossing memoir evokes the subculture of the 'mudlarks,' who scour the banks for fragments of London's past. Their discoveries serve as entry points into the history of the river and its environs., Unexpectedly compelling. . . . On the surface, this book advances knowledge of an era, a time when the Thames was home to centuries of trash, bodies, various 'oops,' and whatever washed into it from the land. What Maiklem finds is mostly mundane, yet fascinating for the sheer unending quantity -- thousands of pins and clay pipestems -- but also for the glimpse of culture provided by a shard of pottery or a coin rubbed thin by too much commerce. . . . You're left with the wonderful gift of knowing more than you did when you began the book, but also a yearning to wander one of Lake Superior's beaches, looking for agates or rusty bolts or antlers or key chains or sea glass. Because as much as it's fun to find something, the real satisfaction is in the getting away., Lara Maiklem reveals to us the fascinating and poignant micro-world of London's history; the fragments of life deposited on the tidal shores of the Thames. [Mudlark] is a flowing river of human stories; beautiful, wondrous and eternal., Throughout the narrative, Maiklem's imagination and infectious enthusiasm make for a lovely fantasy world where 'the tiniest of objects...tell the greatest stories.' Entertaining reading for British history buffs and budding archaeologists., A beautifully written memoir of one woman's relationship with the sacred Thames and the ghosts of its past. Lara Maiklem's book on mudlarking is as deep and as rich as the Thames and its treasures. Fascinating., Mudlark is [Maiklem's] engrossing front-line report from 'a world of escapees and obsessives' who think nothing of scaling the perilous riverside ladders at odd hours, dressed in waterproofs and latex gloves, on the lookout for whatever traces of the past the river might spit up.... It's a riveting crash course not only in the history of London from prehistoric times to the present, but also in urban geography and how to read a living environment from organic clues., Driven by curiosity, freighted with mystery and tempered by chance, wonders gleam from every page., Her expeditions and the objects they yield -- including hatpins, hand-blown glass bottles, buttons and the occasional precious stone -- provide a rambling, idiosyncratic, fascinating guide to the city's history.... Readers will learn much from one mudlark's generous offer of the knowledge she has picked up - a mosaic of different pieces, much like her treasures themselves. Those who live near tidal bodies of water, or even in London itself, may be inspired to do a bit of mudlarking on their own.
Dewey Edition23/eng/20221031
Dewey Decimal942.1
SynopsisLong heralded as a city treasure herself, expert "mudlarker" Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the Thames' muddy shores, where others only see the detritus of city life, Maiklem unearths evidence of England's captivating, if sometimes murky, history--with some objects dating back to 43 AD, when London was but an outpost of the Roman Empire. From medieval mail worn by warriors on English battlefields to nineteenth-century glass marbles mass-produced for the nation's first soda bottles, Maiklem deduces the historical significance of these artifacts with the quirky enthusiasm and sharp-sightedness of a twenty-first century Sherlock Holmes. Seamlessly interweaving reflections from her own life with meditations on the art of wandering, Maiklem ultimately delivers--for Anglophiles and history lovers alike--a memorable treatise on the objects we leave in our wake, and the stories they can reveal if only we take a moment to look., "A riveting crash course not only in the history of London from prehistoric times to the present, but also in urban geography and how to read a living environment from organic clues." --Elizabeth Lowry, Wall Street Journal As seen on TED.com * "Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames" Apple Books * Best Books of the Month BBC Radio 4 * Book of the Week A Bookseller Book of the Month A quixotic journey through London's past, Mudlark plumbs the banks of the Thames to reveal the stories hidden behind the archaeological remnants of an ancient city., As seen on TED.com - "Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames" Apple Books - Best Books of the Month BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week A Bookseller Book of the Month A quixotic journey through London's past, Mudlark plumbs the banks of the Thames to reveal the stories hidden behind the archaeological remnants of an ancient city., A BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekA Bookseller Book of the MonthA quixotic journey through London's past, Mudlark plumbs the banks of the Thames to reveal the stories hidden behind the archaeological remnants of an ancient city.
LC Classification NumberDA677.1.M34 2019
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