Naked Shore (e-bog) af Tom Blass, Blass
Tom Blass, Blass (forfatter)

Naked Shore e-bog

94,21 DKK (inkl. moms 117,76 DKK)
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,...
E-bog 94,21 DKK
Forfattere Tom Blass, Blass (forfatter)
Udgivet 14 januar 2016
Længde 320 sider
Genrer 1QSF
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781408834022
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...