The beach the history of paradise on earth

Title The beach the history of paradise on earth
Names Lencek, Lena.
Bosker, Gideon.
Book Number DB047785
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Book
Annotation Describes the geological development of beaches and their use throughout history by different cultures. Compares recreational and therapeutic activities associated with shorelines from ancient Roman times to the twentieth century. Predicts a dim future for coastal playgrounds as a result of pollution, overdevelopment, and storms.
Language English
Local Subject Nature & the Environment - NAT
Geology & Earth Sciences - 550
LC Subject Beaches
Coasts - History
Audience Notes Female narrator. NLS/BPH
Publication Info 2015
Original Publication Recorded from: New York : Viking, 1998. 0670880957
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