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Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper
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Artikel-Nr:
9781408114414
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.07.2009
Seiten:
112
Autor:
Jake Kavanagh
Gewicht:
195 g
Format:
200x131x9 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Jake Kavanagh was born into a boating family and for many years lived by the Thames at Marlow. After a variety of jobs the River eventually drew him back; Jake joined the Thames Water Authority as a lock-keeper, working the locks around Windsor for many years. Jake, well known as a boating cartoonist and freelance boating writer, is also the author of Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper, also published by Adlard Coles Nautical.
A light-hearted look at the lock-keeper's job, be it a rural little lock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. Jake Kavanagh presents a humorous survey, using his inimitable cartoons and anecdotes, of the scrapes people get into when trying to use locks. He focuses on notable events like the Henley Regatta which afford many opportunities for horrors to unfold. Readers have enjoyed Jake's tales for decades; this is the perfect book for his devotees.'Do not read this book while edging your 52ft hired narrow boat towards an impossibly small lock. It would seriously damage shipping.'Southern Evening Echo'Excellent reading whilst queuing for those over-busy Thames locks on a summer weekend.'Waterways World
A light-hearted look at the lockkeeper's job, be it a rural little lock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. Jake Kavanagh presents a humorous survey, in cartoons and anecdotes, of the scrapes people get into when trying to use locks.A light-hearted look at the lockkeeper's job, be it a rural littlelock on the canals, or an ultra-modern affair at a huge marina. JakeKavanagh presents a humorous survey, in cartoons and anecdotes, of thescrapes people get into when trying to use locks.
Readers can even learn from some of these tales!