In the Land of Giants by Max Adams
A cultural exploration of the Dark Age landscapes of Britain that poses a significant question: Is the modern world simply the realization of our ancient past?
In some ways like Thoreau's Walden, In the Land of Giants touches many basesAdams has the uncanny ability to invoke and revive the past, to see as the peasants and nobles 1500 years ago might have seen. In the end, what we get from this unusual book is a stereoscopic view of today's landscape made affecting and somehow more real, touched as it is by people and places long gone. -- Providence Journal
This richly detailed journey reminds readers that the medieval Dark Ages actually shone with creative human energies rivaling those of our own era. A distant age evoked with the thrill of fresh rediscovery. -- Booklist (starred)
The author's act of retracing these paths breathes life back into the sites and people from hundreds of years ago, and for that experience alone, it is a worthy book. Myth and ancient magic meet with solid historical ground in Adams' voyage through a largely forgotten age. -- Kirkus Reviews
Beautifully written. An engaging and scholarly journey through Britain's landscapes. -- The Times Literary Supplement
Part history lesson, part travelogue, and part philosophical musing, this book reminds readers of a world in which time and distance were measured differently. This is a book to savor; as readers travel with Adams, they will long to get some hiking boots and a staff to follow these forgotten trails. -- Publishers Weekly
A meaty book about the diversity of the British and the complexity of British medieval (and ancient, for that matter) history. Adams is great when introducing big ideas and allowing readers to make the small but essential connections between them. -- Bookreporter
Adams has succeeded in creating a bold account concerned with those timeless qualities that bind people together across centuries. -- BBC History Magazine
Adams strikingly evokes the Dark Ages and reminds readers that the British landscape is dotted with far more of its remains than most would suppose. The combination of history and travel writing is always a difficult hybrid to master, but Adams has done so ably, creating a veritable gazetteer of the Land of Giants for others to follow. -- The Literary Review
This richly detailed journey reminds readers that the medieval Dark Ages actually shone with creative human energies rivaling those of our own era. A distant age evoked with the thrill of fresh rediscovery. -- Booklist (starred)
The author's act of retracing these paths breathes life back into the sites and people from hundreds of years ago, and for that experience alone, it is a worthy book. Myth and ancient magic meet with solid historical ground in Adams' voyage through a largely forgotten age. -- Kirkus Reviews
Beautifully written. An engaging and scholarly journey through Britain's landscapes. -- The Times Literary Supplement
Part history lesson, part travelogue, and part philosophical musing, this book reminds readers of a world in which time and distance were measured differently. This is a book to savor; as readers travel with Adams, they will long to get some hiking boots and a staff to follow these forgotten trails. -- Publishers Weekly
A meaty book about the diversity of the British and the complexity of British medieval (and ancient, for that matter) history. Adams is great when introducing big ideas and allowing readers to make the small but essential connections between them. -- Bookreporter
Adams has succeeded in creating a bold account concerned with those timeless qualities that bind people together across centuries. -- BBC History Magazine
Adams strikingly evokes the Dark Ages and reminds readers that the British landscape is dotted with far more of its remains than most would suppose. The combination of history and travel writing is always a difficult hybrid to master, but Adams has done so ably, creating a veritable gazetteer of the Land of Giants for others to follow. -- The Literary Review
Max Adams is the author of In the Land of Giants as well as a number of other books published in Britain. A university professor, Max lives in the northeast of England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781681775531 |
| ISBN 10 | 1681775530 |
| Title | In the Land of Giants |
| Author | Max Adams |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pegasus Books |
| Year published | 2017-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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