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Frank Beken, founder of Beken of Cowes, fell in love with sailboats and photography at the age of eight. This book selects 100 of Beken's most noteworthy images, chosen from an archive of 75,000 duotone photographs, spanning 1885 to the outbreak of World War II.
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'Engagingly written, and brilliantly researched, a treasure trove packed with rich nuggets of information. I loved and devoured it.' – Peter James 'A perfectly timed narrative history ... No one who crosses the Channel can fail to learn from, and enjoy, this original and absorbing book.' – Patrick Marnham It was half a million years ago that Britain first parted from Europe. As ice melted, water smashed through the chalky land bridge that separated Britain from the continent of Europe, forming what we now know as the English Channel, and what the French call La Manche. The second parting, far from being a force of nature, was the choice of Britain's islanders disillusioned with continent...
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