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Upland : A Journey Through Time and the Hills of Britain

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The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied-from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.

As he explores our high places, Ian Crofton conjures up those who have been there before: Neolithic axe-makers, mass trespassers, shepherds, quarrymen, botanists, poets, and pioneering cragsmen and women among them. At the same time, he is ever attuned to the present moment-a flash of bright moss in a bog, the swoop of an eagle above a skyline, a winter sun sinking into a sea of cloud.

Following an arc from the gentle Downs of southern England to the wild peaks of Scotland's far north, Upland combines personal experiences with a keen curiosity about the history and nature of mountain landscapes, and the people who once worked and wandered among them. The result is a meditation on the enduring yet ever-changing hills, on the transience of human experience, and on the shifts and twists of time itself.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798212787550
  • ISBN-10: 9798212787550
  • Publisher: Tantor
  • Publish Date: August 2026

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