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The Great Hedge of India

Roy Moxham

Uncover the story of a forgotten wonder of the world - a mighty hedge spanning the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century, created to collect the Salt Tax by British customs officers. Join author Roy Moxham on his journey to trace the history and remnants of the Great Hedge of India. Travel with him through India and discover what he found in this illuminating book, that writer Jan Morris calls "remarkable".
Publish Date
2002-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
2002-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2001
Goodreads Rating
3.98
ISBN
9781841194677
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-08-01T22:01:15.000Z
Here's a great book about it: and some years ago, at the british library, its author roy moxham, I, and a few others were in conversation about India.      source