October 1979 | Vol. 156, No. 4
“Bright modern armor shields a hiker from the elements near Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. Eastward lies the sea, which so profoundly shaped England’s destiny - first as a highway for invaders who melded into the English people, then as a moat behind which the nation grew as a maritime power and center of a far-flung empire. Though idyllic scenes abound, urbanized England is doing soul-searching over such vexations as inflation, high taxes, restive labor unions, and waning productivity.“





