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ISBN
1786697408
EAN
9781786697400
Date of Publication
2023-07-06
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
The Po: An Elegy for Italy's Longest River
Artist
Jones, Tobias
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Publisher
Head of Zeus
ISBN-10
1786697408
ISBN-13
9781786697400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24062149132

Product Key Features

Book Title
Po : an Elegy for Italy's Longest River
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Italy, Food, Lodging & Transportation / General, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, History
Author
Tobias Jones
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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A delightful book that is part history, part travel, part a picture of contemporary Italy... The Po is a wonderful cornucopia of history... Modern history at its most enjoyable
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
945.2
Synopsis
A journey along the River Po and through Italian history, society and culture, from journalist and author Tobias Jones., A captivating journey along the iconic River Po and through Italian history, society and culture. 'Delightful... A wonderful cornucopia of history' TLS 'Uncovers the Po's fascinating history' Guardian The Po is the longest river in Italy, travelling for 652 kilometres from one end of the country to the other. It rises by the French border in the Alps and meanders the width of the entire peninsula to the Adriatic Sea in the east. Flowing next to many of Italy's most exquisite cities - Ferrara, Mantova, Parma, Cremona, Pavia and Torino - the river is a part of the national psyche, as iconic to Italy as the Thames is to England or the Mississippi to the USA. For millennia, the Po was a vital trading route and a valuable source of tax revenue, fiercely fought over by rival powers. It was also a moat protecting Italy from invaders from the north, from Hannibal to Holy Roman Emperors. But as humans radically altered the river's hydrology, those floodplains became important places of major industries and agricultures, the source of bricks, timber, silk, hemp, cement, flour and risotto rice. Tobias Jones travels the length of the river against the current, gathering stories of battles, writers, cuisines, entertainers, religious minorities and music. Both an ecological lament and a celebration of the resourcefulness and resilience of the people of the Po, the book opens a window onto a stunning, but now neglected, part of Italy.
LC Classification Number
DG975

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