Beschreibung:
A book about a major British river - Ribble, which looks at the natural environment over time, and how humans have modelled the history and ecology of the region.
Acknowledgements vi List of illustrations viii Introduction 1 1 The source of the River Ribble 4 2 Little Ribble, Big Ribble 47 3 The Hodder 112 4 The Calder, the Darwen and the Douglas 149 5 Where the river meets the sea 200 Notes and references 282 Appendices 289 Index 298