Seven Rivers
A Journey Through the Currents of Human History
$21.25
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2026
Summary
‘History at its most scintillating’ Nicholas Crane
Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives. We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of Shanghai and London, what we do with our rivers tells us about who has power and what we value. Now, when a passion for wild swimming is flourishing but the Amazon is on fire and some of our major river systems are dying, it has never been clearer th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474617246 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1474617247 |
| Author: | Vanessa Taylor |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 41g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
This is history at its most scintillating … What a magnificent feat of imagination and of research to tell the human story through the beauty of water. With world rivers in crisis, this book should be essential reading for policy makers * Nicholas Crane, author of THE MAKING OF THE BRITISH LANDSCAPE *
Seven Rivers excels at shifting between the microscopic and the panoramic, moving from the granular details of Victorian sewage management on the Thames to the vast, modern geopolitical struggles over water rights over the Nile … Demanding, rewarding, and utterly necessary * Telegraph India *
A deeply researched exploration of how seven rivers have shaped human societies around the world. History buffs will have a blast * Publishers Weekly *
A fast-flowing and rich human history of our world rivers. Wonderful! * Jack Cornish, author of THE LOST PATHS *
About The Author
Vanessa Taylor
Vanessa Taylor is a historian of rivers, water, and environmental history at the University of Greenwich. She has published extensively, written for BBC History Magazine, and appeared on Channel 4. Taylor is one of the foremost experts on the history of the river Thames. She was raised in the watersheds of the Mersey, Thames, Los Angeles, and Stour rivers, and now lives in London.
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