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The Naked Shore

By Tom Blass

The Naked Shore

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Saturnine and quick-tempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked - even by those living within a stone's throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations. It's not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters - and those who have found themselves flung to the sea's perimeters quite by chance. In doing so he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fictions otherwise submerged...
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Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2017-01-26
Publication Date:
2017-01-26
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408834030
ISBN13:
9781408834039
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
223 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
25 cm

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