When everyone walked: the network of footpaths and bridleways that connected rural communities and criss-crossed the land unchanged for centuries until the dominance of the internal combustion engine in the C20th. First published in 1970, reissued by Little Toller
The English Path
£14.00
Edition:Paperback978191506842205/02/2025
Categories: Natural History, New Paperbacks, Travel
Tags: British Isles, Social History
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