{"product_id":"9781405951289-lost-paths","title":"The Lost Paths","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of How We Walk From Here To There\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***LONGLISTED FOR NATURE WRITING, THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2024***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the rich history of Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A nostalgic amble through the history of travel in England and Wales\u003c\/b\u003e, and an examination of the routes that make up our modern path network. Jack Cornish\u003cb\u003e interlaces titbits of travel, history, personal reflection and anecdote' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eCornish’s book delves back in history and is written with a sense of urgency.\u003cb\u003e On each page you discover an enticing new vista\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into – and connect – communities across England and Wales. More than just a practical way for us to walk, ride and cycle, they are an inheritance from our past, revealing how our ancestors interacted with and shaped their surroundings. From Iron Age footsteps to Anglo-Saxon mercenary trails, through Railway Age tracks and Home Army defences, our land reveals a hidden history of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But thousands of miles are still missing from our maps, and they will be lost forever unless they are urgently reclaimed. Fighting for these paths’ survival through his work with the Ramblers Association, Jack Cornish has spent years walking and recording these forgotten routes – those that have been lost, those that have been saved and those which remain hidden in plain sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Paths\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of the people who have used, and in some cases created, these walkways:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe drovers who herded their sheep and cattle to market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe wanderers who travelled between workhouses, seeking shelter and subsistence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe miners who ventured deep underground along the Cornish coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe wartime heroes who built up Britain’s defensive infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This incredible ‘ordinary’ history of the land beneath our feet reminds us just how precious these paths are, and have been, to the human story of this island. This is a celebration of an ancient network and a rallying cry to reclaim what has been lost and preserve it for future generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Marvellous. \u003c\/b\u003eCornish is the ideal companion on the road: interested in everything, learned, acute, and a\u003cb\u003e splendid story-teller’ \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Foster, author of \u003ci\u003eBeing a Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA rallying cry to reclaim lost routes and preserve this \u003cb\u003eprecious resource for future generations'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWalk Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540116316257,"sku":"9781405951289","price":18.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32421899.jpg?v=1737351788","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405951289-lost-paths","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}