Secret Cities: The Haunted Beauty

Hardback

Main Details

Title Secret Cities: The Haunted Beauty
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Julian Beecroft
SeriesAbandoned Places
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 289,Width 279
Category/GenrePlaces and peoples - pictorial works
ISBN/Barcode 9781786647962
ClassificationsDewey:910.222
Audience
General
Edition New edition
Illustrations 150 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Flame Tree Publishing
Imprint Flame Tree Publishing
NZ Release Date 10 September 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Packed with intriguing and haunting photographs this new book charts the many hidden sites of our world, from China, Russia and Poland to the mysterious underground dwellings in the cities of Canada and the USA. The US military built a secret city under the ice sheet of Iceland, during the Cold War; in the Scotland of the 1800s Burke and Hare lurked in the Edinburgh Vaults; in Turkey the subterranean tunnels of Cappadocia housed up to 20,000 people; the salt mine town of Wieliczka in Poland was built in the 13th century; and the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, was lost for centuries from the late 8th century. Packed with intriguing and haunting photographs this new book charts the many hidden sites of our world, from China, Russia and Poland to the mysterious underground dwellings in the cities of Canada and the USA. AUTHOR: Julian Beecroft is a freelance writer specializing in art and cultural history. For Flame Tree, he has written books on Monet, Renoir, Dali, Kahlo and Art Nouveau. He is also the author of Lost Cities, another Flame Tree title in the same series as this book, as well as a guide to the culture and history of London published in 2017. He has previously contributed to The Guardian, The Telegraph and The London Magazine. SELLING POINTS: . Bestselling large coffee-table format. . Digestible running text exploring eerie abandonment. . Stunning full-page photographs. . Cities, towns and settlements from around the world. 150 illustrations

Author Biography

Julian Beecroft is a freelance writer specializing in art and cultural history. For Flame Tree, he has written books on Monet, Renoir, Dali , Kahlo and Art Nouveau. He is also the author of Lost Cities, another title in the same series as this book, as well as a guide to the culture and history of London published in 2017. He has previously contributed to The Guardian, The Telegraph and The London Magazine.