Seven Rivers History of sport For the fortieth anniversary of

For the fortieth anniversary of the D-Day landings

After 30 years' work - and unprecedented access to 2

' Fairfax Media (Australia)

ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780008299750

Seven Rivers History of sport For the fortieth anniversary of'Seven Rivers' is the story of the Nile, Danube, Niger Mississippi, Ganges, Yangtze and the Thames. It is a story of imperial frontiers, alluvial gold, kidnappings, slavery, de colonialism, creation myths and the killing of rivers. It is about those who've lived and died on these rivers and their endless capacity for invention: their harnessing of oases and aquifers, their lotus pools and hanging gardens, their gigantic canal systems and elaborate