A brief travelogue / history of the Llangollen canal; generally reckoned to be the most scenic of all the inland waterways of the British Isles. This guide is the fifth of a series of guides, all written "with one eye on the history".

A brief travelogue / history of the Oxford canal. This is the third book in the series, each one written with "one eye on the history." They are aimed at increasing the enjoyment of those travelling the inland waterways of England and Wales. Particularly for those new to the gentle pleasures of narrowboating and to the huge industrial heritage of the canal network, these books are a "must have." The first two volumes in the series covered the Trent and Mersey, and the Stratford on Avon canals. Further volumes will cover the Llangollen, the Shropshire Union, the Coventry, the Staffs. and Worcester and the Worcester and Birmingham canals.

The Bridgewater Canal is distinguished as England's first canal and its development marked the beginning of a transport revolution that provided a crucial foundation for industrial and commercial development in England. Since its completion in 1765, the canal has been regularly used by commercial and passenger traffic; it was one if the major routes of the North West that helped Manchester to develop as a centre of trade and industry in the 19th century. In The Duke's Cut: The Bridgewater Canal, Cyril J. Wood recounts the fascinating history of the Bridgewater canal from its conception and construction to its subsequent successes including its use as a leisure waterway today. His detailed commentary is complemented by his descriptive guide to cruising the canal and valuable navigational information. Illustrated with more than 150 images, this comprehensive history and guide will appeal to local historians and canal enthusiasts alike.

A brief travelogue / history of the Coventry canal. This is the sixth book in this series, each one written with "one eye on the history." They are aimed at increasing the enjoyment of those travelling the inland waterways of England and Wales. Particularly for those new to the gentle pleasures of narrowboating, and to the huge industrial heritage of the canal network, these books are a "must have." Previous volumes in the series covered the Trent and Mersey, the Stratford on Avon, the Oxford, the Shropshire Union and the Llangollen canals. Further volumes will cover the Staffs and Worcester and the Worcester and Birmingham canals.

The hilarious and true story of two senior-citizens and their whippet dog who hatch, plan and carry out a “lunatic scheme” to sail from Stone in Staffordshire to Carcassonne in the South of France.

This travel guidebook is intended to be a pointer for any travelers who wish to experience North Wales to the fullest, with the ancient city of Chester as the starting point. Tourists who desire to explore the beautiful and romantic country of North Wales, with its lovely valleys, its majestic mountains, its placid lakes, its rushing torrents, its rural retreats, and its picturesque castles shall find what they seek in Chester - and can easily continue onwards to other towns and villages in North Wales no less lovely than the one left behind.

This book is the first comprehensive overview and evaluation of the origins, history and current size and condition of all of Iceland's major glaciers (including Vatnajökull, the largest in Europe) at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is not only illustrated with many beautiful photographs and graphs of recent statistics and scientific data, but is also a collection of historical writings and drawings from annals, sagas, folk tales, diaries, reports, stories and poems, as it presents a unique approach to the study of glaciers on an island in the North Atlantic. Balancing and comparing the world of man with the world of nature, the perceptions of art and culture with the systematic and pragmatic analyses of science, The Glaciers of Iceland present a wide spectrum of readers with a new and stimulating view of the origins, development and possible future of these massive natural phenomena, as well as the study and role of glaciology, within specific time lines and geographical locations. Icelandic glaciers the author argues could prove essential for understanding the current unsettling progress of global warming. The glaciers of Iceland, therefore, aims at presenting to a wide readership an original, historical, cultural and scientific overview of these geophysical features in Iceland while also suggesting increasingly important lessons and models for man's future interaction with the world's glaciers as a whole.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Scenes in North Wales" (With Historical Illustrations, Legends, and Biographical Notices) by G. N. Wright. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.