Bibliograph

Mudlark, in search of London's past along the River Thames, Lara Maiklem

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Mudlark, in search of London's past along the River Thames, Lara Maiklem

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mudlark

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1196172683

Responsibility statement

Lara Maiklem

Sub title

in search of London's past along the River Thames

Summary

Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert "mudlarker" Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the Thames' muddy shores, where others only see the detritus of city life, Maiklem unearths evidence of England's captivating, if sometimes murky, history--with some objects dating back to 43 AD, when London was but an outpost of the Roman Empire. From medieval mail worn by warriors on English battlefields to nineteenth-century glass marbles mass-produced for the nation's first soda bottles, Maiklem deduces the historical significance of these artifacts with the quirky enthusiasm and sharp-sightedness of a twenty-first century Sherlock Holmes

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