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Thames: the biography
Thames: the biography
Author
Ackroyd, Peter
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Publication Date
c2007
Language
English
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From the Book - 1st ed. in the U.S. of America
The mirror of history
The river as fact
The river as metaphor
The time of the river
Father Thames
Baptism
The river of stone
Birth
Issuing forth
The tributes
Beginnings
In the beginning
The sacred lines
The Battle of the Thames
The sacred river
Holy River
Saints of the River
Hail Holy River, Mother of Grace
The ruins
Liquid history
Elemental and equal
The waters of life
The leveller
The working river
River boat
The bridges of contentment and the tunnels of darkness
River law
The criminal element
The workers of the river
The natives
The river of trade
The trade of the world
The river of immensity
Steam and speed
The natural river
"Hey ho, the wind and the rain"
The ancient trees
"And after many a summer dies the swan"
A stream of pleasure
Drink your fill
Going up the river
Garden of delight
Filthy river
"All alive! Alive! Alive, O!"
The healing spring
The healing water
The light of the Thames
The river of art
Thames art
The words of the river
The song of the river
Shadows and depths
River dreams
Legends of the river
The river of death
The offerings
Head of the river
The river of death
The river's end
Downriver.
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History
London (England) -- History
Thames River (England) -- History
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9780385526234
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