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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > Narrowboats & canals

River Ouse Bargeman - A Lifetime on the Yorkshire Ouse (Paperback): David Lewis River Ouse Bargeman - A Lifetime on the Yorkshire Ouse (Paperback)
David Lewis
R474 R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Save R38 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Ouse reaches into the heart of Yorkshire from the Humber Estuary. Until the 1980s, loaded barges made the challenging journey from Hull to Selby, bearing bulk cargoes for the mills of the town. The bargees had to be tough and resourceful; physically strong enough to handle their craft, wise enough to combat the rivers shifting currents and savvy enough to deal with those supplying short measure. Laurie Dews of Selby worked the Ouse from 1937 to 1987, and is now the only ,man remaining with first-hand experience of a lost way of life. In this book, "River Ouse Bargeman", Lauries words of wit and wisdom give a skippers eye view of a barge loaded to the gunwales fighting upstream, unloading at the mill and drifting back with the tide. Laurie spins many a yarn about a bargemans social life, too. His first-hand account includes the mysterious river crafts of singling out and penning up, the tricks and tell tales to show where the ever-shifting river channel lay and the camaraderie of life in the close-knit watery world. In this book, alongside Lauries account, there is a factual commentary, illustrated by many images from Lauries collection dating back over a century, and extracts from official documents and maps.

Alfie and Pepper Go on the Narrowboat (Paperback): Sian Lewin Alfie and Pepper Go on the Narrowboat (Paperback)
Sian Lewin; Illustrated by Alex Robins
R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Water Gypsies - A History of Life on Britain's Rivers and Canals (Paperback): Julian Dutton Water Gypsies - A History of Life on Britain's Rivers and Canals (Paperback)
Julian Dutton; Foreword by Samuel West
R466 R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Save R41 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

For centuries, living afloat on Britain's waterways has been a rich part of the fabric of our social history, from the fisherfolk of ancient Britain to the bohemian houseboat dwellers of the 1950s and beyond. Whether they have chosen to leave the land behind and take to the water or been driven there by necessity, the history of the houseboat is a unique and fascinating seam of British history. In Water Gypsies, Julian Dutton - who was born and grew up on a houseboat - traces the evolution of boat-dwelling, from an industrial phenomenon in the heyday of the canals to the rise of life afloat as an alternative lifestyle in postwar Britain. Drawing on personal accounts and with a beautiful collection of illustrations, Water Gypsies is both a vivid narrative of a unique way of life and a valuable addition to social history.

On a Rant from Watford to Chirk (Paperback): Martin Farmer On a Rant from Watford to Chirk (Paperback)
Martin Farmer
R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A-Z of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Paperback): Edward Paget-Tomlinson A-Z of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Paperback)
Edward Paget-Tomlinson
R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Ditch of Dreams - The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future (Paperback): Steven Noll, David... Ditch of Dreams - The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida's Future (Paperback)
Steven Noll, David Tegeder
R885 Discovery Miles 8 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For centuries, men dreamed of cutting a canal across the Florida peninsula. Intended to reduce shipping times, it was championed in the early twentieth century as a way to make the mostly rural state a center of national commerce and trade. Rejected by the Army Corps of Engineers as ""not worthy,"" the project received continued support from Florida legislators. Federal funding was eventually allocated and work began in the 1930s, but the canal quickly became a lightning rod for controversy. Steven Noll and David Tegeder trace the twists and turns of the project through the years, drawing on a wealth of archival and primary sources. Far from being a simplistic morality tale of good environmentalists versus evil canal developers, the story of the Cross Florida Barge Canal is a complex one of competing interests amid the changing political landscape of modern Florida. Thanks to the unprecedented success of environmental citizen activists, construction was halted in 1971, though it took another twenty years for the project to be canceled. Though the land intended for the canal was deeded to the state and converted into the Cross Florida Greenway, certain aspects of the dispute - including the fate of Rodman Reservoir - have yet to be resolved.

My Life on a Narrowboat - Lines from the Lock & Waterway Wishes (Paperback, First): Janul My Life on a Narrowboat - Lines from the Lock & Waterway Wishes (Paperback, First)
Janul
R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

My Life On A Narrowboat explores real life aboard a canal boat on the UK waterways.It captures the experience of living aboard by using emotion and humour in equal amounts to suit the individual topic.Designed to de-mystify the culture from working boats to holiday craft, this book will capture the feelings of anyone who has ever watched a lock being worked or a boater escaping from the world.An unmissable and enlightening experience throughout.

The Cromford Canal (Paperback, Uk Ed.): Hugh Potter The Cromford Canal (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
Hugh Potter
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Cromford Canal was a bold undertaking, linking the Derwent and Upper Erewash valleys to the main canal system of England. Collieries, ironworks, mills, limestone and gritstone quarries all flourished alongside it. Although penetrating the southern part of the Peak District, William Jessop's engineering genius ensured that the canal passed thirteen miles through this hilly terrain without a single lock. As a result there is some spectacular scenery in the upper reaches as it contours along the steep side of the Derwent valley. Today, the historical importance of the Cromford Canal has been recognised by the inclusion of its top section in the UNESCO Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site - the only canal in the UK to gain such an accolade.

Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier (Paperback): Terry Darlington Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier (Paperback)
Terry Darlington 1
R394 R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

At seventy-five, Terry and Monica Darlington had done everything they could think of doing, including starting a business and becoming athletes and running a literary society.Lately they had become boating adventurers and Terry a bestselling writer. But in their Midlands canal town in November, life was looking dull and short on surprises. Then their famous canal boat was destroyed by fire. Within a few days they had bought a new one and soon headed north in the Phyllis May 2 - to Liverpool, Lancaster, the Pennines and Wigan Pier. Terry recorded the journey, and alongside it the story of his life and his marriage and his dog Jim, with his broken ear like a flat cap, and Monica's dog Jess, known with heartbreaking reason as the Flying Catastrophe. Funny, affecting and beautifully told, this is a story that brims with incident and excitement, and is full of the famous and fascinating people the Darlingtons have met - a story of an adventurous life well lived.

Rivers Revealed - Rediscovering America's Waterways (Paperback): Jerry M. Hay Rivers Revealed - Rediscovering America's Waterways (Paperback)
Jerry M. Hay
R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Written in an engaging, conversational style, Rivers Revealed combines the author s lifelong love of America s waterways with practical and historic information gathered from his three decades as a professional riverlorian for the Delta Queen Steamboat Company in New Orleans. A modern-day Huck Finn, Jerry Hay spins yarns laced with personal anecdotes on such topics as navigating 500 miles of the Wabash River, the trials and tribulations of building a sternwheeler, "reading" the river, how to plan your own river adventure, a hair-raising but humorous river rescue, an unforgettable goose named Gilligan, the language of the rivers and riverboats, early to present-day river navigation, and much, much more. A book for all who love Mark Twain, these river adventures will entertain the landlubber and engage the boating enthusiast."

The Forestport Breaks - A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal (Hardcover, New): Michael Doyle The Forestport Breaks - A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal (Hardcover, New)
Michael Doyle
R635 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Erie Canal was dying. Adirondack sawmills were falling silent. And in the final years of the nineteenth century, the upstate New York town of Forestport was struggling just to survive. Then the canal levees started breaking, and the boom times returned. The Forestport saloons flourished, the town's gamblers rollicked, and the politically connected canal contractors were flush once more. It was all very convenient until Governor Theodore Roosevelt's administration grew suspicious and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency began investigating. They found what a lawman called one of the most gigantic conspiracies ever hatched in New York. In The Forestport Breaks, Michael Doyle illuminates a fresh and fascinating chapter in the colorful history of the Erie Canal. This is the canal's shadowy side, a world of political rot and plotting men, and it extended well beyond one rough and tumble town. The Forestport breaks marked the only time New York officials charged men with conspiring to destroy canal property, but they were also illustrative of the widespread rascality surrounding the canal. For Doyle, there is a story with a personal dimension behind the drama of the canal's historical events. As he uncovered the rise and fall of Forestport, he was also discovering that the trail of culpability led to members in his own family tree.

Rochdale Canal (Paperback): John Evans Rochdale Canal (Paperback)
John Evans
R476 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Save R47 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Twenty years have passed since the Rochdale Canal reopened following a restoration scheme that faced almost impossible hurdles. One of three commercial waterways across the Pennines, the canal links the industrial North West and North East, flowing through mill towns, beneath dramatic bridges and traverses spectacular hilly scenery. Its ninety-one locks present a strenuous challenge for boaters, while it has become popular with walkers, cyclists, houseboat residents and casual sailors. The revival of the canal has helped to bring new life to the towns and villages along its route. This book tracks its 32-mile length, telling its story in colour through historians, canals users, lock keepers and all those who today utilise the canal in ways its originators never conceived.

Tales from the Tillerman - A Life-long Love Affair with Britain's Waterways (Paperback): Steve Haywood Tales from the Tillerman - A Life-long Love Affair with Britain's Waterways (Paperback)
Steve Haywood
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Haywood imprints his inimitable humour on his descriptions of the people and places he meets along the way.' BBC Countryfile magazine 'He conjures up a picture of a different world, filled with interesting and eccentric people. A cross-section of the best of middle England, in fact.' The Oxford Times Steve Haywood has been cruising the inland waterways for fifty years, and has amassed a following of readers keen to hear about his travelling tales on Britain's beautiful canals and rivers. His previously published books - Narrowboat Dreams, One Man and a Narrowboat, Too Narrow to Swing a Cat and Narrowboat Nomads - have all been hugely enjoyed by those with a desire for a narrowboat narrative told in Steve's witty, charming style. Tales from the Tillerman is Steve's tribute to Britain's canals, rivers and countryside and a celebration of Britishness in all its eccentric glory. Unlike Steve's previous titles, which have each focussed on one particular journey that Steve has taken, Tales from the Tillerman is casting the net wider and drawing from his full fifty years of experience, recounting the many hair-raising escapades he's had up and down the country and reflecting on how the country and the cruising landscape has changed in those fifty years. Anecdotes and light-hearted rants aplenty, mixed with some tall tales and a smattering of the nostalgic, in Tales from the Tillerman you'll be thoroughly entertained as a middle-aged man (oh, go on then, an old one) reflects on his long love affair with boats and waterways, contemplating their importance to his life and how they've changed it.

Barging Round Britain - Exploring the History of our Nation's Canals and Waterways (Paperback): John Sergeant, David... Barging Round Britain - Exploring the History of our Nation's Canals and Waterways (Paperback)
John Sergeant, David Bartley 1
R401 R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Save R35 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. Explore the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways today. Fully-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book will trace canal routes across the UK, from the Georgian grandeur of Bath to the dramatic splendour of the Scottish Highlands. David Bartley's Barging Round Britain includes a foreword and chapter introductions by the presenter of the TV series, John Sergeant.

Adrift In Caledonia - Boat-Hitching for the Unenlightened (Paperback, New Ed): Nick Thorpe Adrift In Caledonia - Boat-Hitching for the Unenlightened (Paperback, New Ed)
Nick Thorpe
R396 R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

One clear morning in May, Nick Thorpe left his Edinburgh flat, ducked off the commuter route and hitched a ride aboard a little white canal boat, heading west towards the sea. It was the first mutinous step in a delightful boat-hopping odyssey that would take him 2500 miles through Scotland's canals, lochs and coastal waters, from the industrial Clyde to the scattered islands of Viking Shetland. Writing with characteristic humour and candour, the award-winning author of EIGHT MEN AND A DUCK plots a curiously existential voyage, inspired by those who have left the warm hearth for the promise of a stretched horizon. Whether rowing a coracle with a chapter of monks, scanning for the elusive Nessie, hitting the rocks with Captain Calamity or clinging to the rigging of a tall ship, Thorpe weaves a narrative that is by turns funny and poignant - a nautical pilgrimage for any who have ever been tempted to try a new path just to see where it might take them. Part travelogue, part memoir, ADRIFT IN CALEDONIA is a unique and affectionate portrait of a sea-fringed nation - and of the drifter's quest to belong.

English Canals Explained (Paperback): Stan Yorke English Canals Explained (Paperback)
Stan Yorke; Illustrated by Trevor Yorke
R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The English canal network becomes increasingly popular and widely used each year. The main aim of this book is to explain how everything works - from locks and lifts, to tunnels and towpaths. Stan Yorke, a life-long narrow boat enthusiast, explains in an easy-to-understand manner the story of the canals. In this he is ably assisted by his son Trevor's superb drawings and diagrams. The book is divided into three clear sections. The first describes the history of the canals, the second looks at their structures and features, and the third suggests special sites of interest around the country, which can be visited by foot or by boat.

Narrow Boats (Paperback): Tom Chaplin Narrow Boats (Paperback)
Tom Chaplin
R273 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Save R25 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The traditional cargo-carrying narrowboat - recently voted one of the 100 icons of England - emerged with the construction of the narrow canal network and lasted in until 1970 when the last regular long-distance contract was lost. Up until then, working boat families lived aboard according to their own culture and work ethic. Narrow Boats explores this, explains why their way of life persisted for so long, and looks at why and how it has changed. The vessels evolved as the horse gave way to steam and diesel power and boatyards developed the skills to build beautiful boats, decorated with roses, castles, scrolls and geometric designs that brought colour and vibrancy to the waterways. Since their demise, a new generation of craft has emerged purely for leisure and residential use. This book, by technical consultant Tom Chaplin, reflects on the origin and purpose of the traditions that many of these attempt to replicate. This book is part of the Britain's Heritage Series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect way to get acquainted with the narrow boat in all its variety.

Mighty Fitz - The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Paperback): Michael Schumacher Mighty Fitz - The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Paperback)
Michael Schumacher
R454 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The "Edmund Fitzgerald," a colossal ore carrier, had been fighting her way through a pounding November storm on Lake Superior. Then the "Fitz"'s radar went out, and she started to take on water. Despite gale-force winds and thirty-foot seas, there was no reason to think the "Fitz" wouldn't find safe harbor at Whitefish Point, Michigan. The last words from the "Fitz"'s captain, Ernest McSorley, was "We are holding our own." By all indications, the crew had no idea they were in mortal danger before they plunged to Lake Superior's bottom with no chance to call for help.

Michael Schumacher relates in vivid detail the story of the "Edmund Fitzgerald," her many years on the waters of the Great Lakes, the fateful final day, the search efforts and investigation, as well as the speculation and controversy that followed in the wake of the disaster. A fitting tribute to one of the largest ships to have sailed the Great Lakes and the men who tragically lost their lives, "Mighty Fitz "provides a comprehensive look at the most legendary shipwreck on America's inland waters.

For Better For Worse, For Richer For Poorer (Paperback): Damian Horner, Siobhan Horner For Better For Worse, For Richer For Poorer (Paperback)
Damian Horner, Siobhan Horner 1
R813 Discovery Miles 8 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A hilarious, true story of life-change, no going back, 40th birthdays and mid-life crisis. Follow the adventures of a husband and wife (plus two small children) as they take a barge through the French canals towards the Bourgogne and Canal du Midi - with The Mediterranean and Spain beckoning. Damian Horner is scared that fifteen years in advertising have turned him into a bastard. As he approaches his fortieth birthday, he wants to see if he can be a good husband and a good father before it's too late. Siobhan, his wife, would like to find out too but has other worries. Do marriage and kids mean she's now trapped in a world of suburban domesticity? It takes a miserable day and a bottle of wine to change everything. Suddenly Damian and Siobhan decide to throw their lives in the air and escape to the French canals, taking with them their son Noah who is two years old and can barely talk, and their daughter India who is one and cannot walk. Told in two voices, we hear both sides of their story and get the whole truth as Damian and Siobhan describe coming to terms with themselves and their life on board an old fishing boat in France with no space, no fridge, no charts, no deadlines and no flushing toilet.

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