The great level : a history of drainage and land reclamation in the Fens /

The great level : a history of drainage and land reclamation in the Fens /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Summers, Dorothy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newton Abbot ; North Pomfret, Vt. : David and Charles, 1976 Newton Abbot, [Eng.] ; North Pomfret, Vt. : David & Charles, c1976 Newton Abbot ; North Pomfret, Vt. : 1976
Subjects:	Drainage > England > Fens > History Drainage > England > Fens, The > History Drainage > England Fens Reclamation of land > England > Fens > History Reclamation of land > England > Fens, The > History Reclamation of land > England Drainage Reclamation of land England England > Fens, The History

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