The Po
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A captivating journey along the iconic River Po and through Italian
history, society and culture. 'Delightful... A wonderful cornucopia
of history' TLS'Uncovers the Po's fascinating history' GuardianThe
Po is the longest river in Italy, travelling for 652 kilometres
from one end of the country to the other.It rises by the French
border in the Alps and meanders the width of the entire peninsula
to the Adriatic Sea in the east. Flowing next to many of Italy's
most exquisite cities - Ferrara, Mantova, Parma, Cremona, Pavia and
Torino - the river is a part of the national psyche, as iconic to
Italy as the Thames is to England or the Mississippi to the USA.
For millennia, the Po was a vital trading route and a valuable
source of tax revenue, fiercely fought over by rival powers.It was
also a moat protecting Italy from invaders from the north, from
Hannibal to Holy Roman Emperors. But as humans radically altered
the river's hydrology, those floodplains became important places of
major industries and agricultures, the source of bricks, timber,
silk, hemp, cement, flour and risotto rice. Tobias Jones travels
the length of the river against the current, gathering stories of
battles, writers, cuisines, entertainers, religious minorities and
music.Both an ecological lament and a celebration of the
resourcefulness and resilience of the people of the Po, the book
opens a window onto a stunning, but now neglected, part of Italy.
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Apollo ,
Tobias Jones
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Apollo,
Tobias Jones
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Slovart
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Slovart
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