Roger Deakin: Waterlog [2014] paperback ZREAL The losses were appalling: defeat

The losses were appalling: defeat seemed to beckon

Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization

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but it was his extraordinary achievement of winning all seven races in a single day at Ascot that cemented his reputation as the greatest rider of his generation

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Roger Deakin: Waterlog [2014] paperback ZREAL The losses were appalling: defeatRoger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in