Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames

by Lara Maiklem

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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...

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  • ISBN10 1631494961
  • ISBN13 9781631494963
  • Publish Date 5 November 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher WW Norton & Co
  • Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 336
  • Language English