The Wrong Kind of Snow: How the Weather Made Britain

Rob Penn And Antony Woodward

ISBN 10: 0340937882 / ISBN 13: 9780340937884

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2008

About this Item

THE WRONG KIND OF SNOW is the bestselling daily companion to the unpredictable British weather - a national phenomenon that obsesses us all. Num Pages: 464 pages, B/W line drawing throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. 2008. Paperback. . . . .

Seller Inventory # KAC0004152

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wrong Kind of Snow: How the Weather Made Britain
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340937882
• ISBN 13: 9780340937884
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The British are, as a general rule, obsessed with the weather, an unsurprising fact given the unpredictability of English weather systems and the huge impact they have played on national history. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was as much a result of a devastating storm as the strength of British forces, and the steamy summer of 1858 caused the Great Stink of London, resulting in the construction of the city’s sewage system. From the massive floods of 1930 to the Great Freeze of 1963, each of the 365 entries in this intriguing compendium illustrates an important day in the weird and wonderful history of British weather.

About the Author

Antony Woodward and Rob Penn are journalists and have spent many hours trying to predict the weather, Antony as a pilot and Rob on a bicycle trip around the world.