First published in 1956, as the second edition of a 1940 original, this book forms the companion volume to Medieval Fenland.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Editor's preface Preface Preface to C. U. P. L. E. reprint List of maps and diagrams List of plates Part I. The Prelude to the Draining, 1500-1600: 1. The dissolution of the monarchies 2. Preliminary experiments in draining Part II. The Fen Project, 1600-63: 3. Draining activity before the Civil War 4. Arguments, replies and disorders 5. Draining activity after the Civil War Part III. The Consequences of the Draining: 6. Outfall difficulties 7. The lowering of the surface of the Fens 8. The windmill Part IV. The Eighteenth Century: The Age of the Windmill: 9. The southern Fenland 10. The northern Fenland 11. Economic activity Part V. The Nineteenth Century: Triumphs and Difficulties: 12. The tidal rivers and their outfalls 13. Administrative problems 14. The steam-engine 15. Agricultural consequences Part VI. Epilogue: Conditions after 1900 Appendices Sources and bibliography Index.
Editor's preface Preface Preface to C. U. P. L. E. reprint List of maps and diagrams List of plates Part I. The Prelude to the Draining, 1500-1600: 1. The dissolution of the monarchies 2. Preliminary experiments in draining Part II. The Fen Project, 1600-63: 3. Draining activity before the Civil War 4. Arguments, replies and disorders 5. Draining activity after the Civil War Part III. The Consequences of the Draining: 6. Outfall difficulties 7. The lowering of the surface of the Fens 8. The windmill Part IV. The Eighteenth Century: The Age of the Windmill: 9. The southern Fenland 10. The northern Fenland 11. Economic activity Part V. The Nineteenth Century: Triumphs and Difficulties: 12. The tidal rivers and their outfalls 13. Administrative problems 14. The steam-engine 15. Agricultural consequences Part VI. Epilogue: Conditions after 1900 Appendices Sources and bibliography Index.
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