From its source in the marshes of Bodmin Moor the River Fowey follows a winding course for 40 kilometres southwards through the Draynes Valley over Golitha Falls west through the Glynn Valley then southwards again to its estuary & the town that bears its name. This book follows the course of the river & its tributaries & explores the valleys beautiful landscapes & rich history from Bronze Age settlements & tin streaming on the moors to early medieval castles & churches military campaigns of the civil war the mining industry & commerce of the nineteenth century some of the countys strongest literary associations & the leisure & recreation activities of the modern era.