INVENTION OF ESSEX: THE MAKING OF AN ENGLISH COUNTY (HB)

Essex. A county both famous and infamous: the stuff of tabloid headlines and reality television, consumer culture and right-wing politicians. Where Essex leads, the rest of us often follow. But beyond the sensationalist headlines lies a strange and secret place with a rich history: of smugglers and private islands, artists and radicals, myths and legends. It's where the Peasants' Revolt began and the Empire Windrush docked. Deeply researched and thoroughly engaging, this book shows there’s more to this fabled English county than meets the eye.