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The A303: Highway to the Sun by Tom Fort (Hardcover, 2012)
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The A303 is one of the essential routes of English motoring, promising to whisk the traveller towards the green and honeyed lands of Somerset and the far west to a world of holidays and escape (although these journeys all too often grind to a standstill.) Yet the 303 is more than a road. It is a story. Four-and-a-half thousand years ago the bluestones of Stonehenge were conveyed west from the river Avon along a small section of its route. Roman roads crossed it and drovers' paths lie beneath it. Its route cuts across some of the finest chalkland in southern England. Tom Fort wanders across the summits of the downs, takes in the views and investigates the evidence of ancient habitation and worship. He samples the fare at the Willoughby Hedge Cafe, legendary among truckers. He seeks out service stations and inns and turnpike toll houses; tells stories of dreadful crashes and highway robberies; of solstice seekers and Stonehenge; of Queen Guinevere and Sir Launcelot; of army camps and racing tracks; Battles and festivals; of churches, abbeys, farms, houses, burial mounds, trout fishermen and falconers. Digging in dark corners, exploring long-forgotten byways and poring over ancient maps, Tom Fort has created a book of travel, and of social and cultural history, as alive to the England of 3000 BC as the England of 2012 AD.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139780857203281
eBay Product ID (ePID)113258766
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe A303: Highway to the Sun
AuthorTom Fort
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicTravel Writing
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width135mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorTom Fort
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 10 Jan, 2018
The secrets of a main road.
If you travel down the A303.you will be amazed by the fascinating facts and history that a contained in this book.It brings the countryside alive.Verified purchase: Yes
- 01 Sep, 2016
A303
Brilliant book. A MUST read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
