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Into the Distance is a first-hand description of a world of truck
driving that has long-since disappeared. Back in the 1970s and
early 80s, drivers had to be independent and resourceful, in a
world without mobile phones (and often even accessible landlines).
Truck driving required skill and resourcefulness, was exciting,
sometimes hazardous and, ultimately, very satisfying. It begins
with a breakdown in Saudi Arabia, on Bennett’s first trip to the
Middle East, from which he had to extricate himself unaided. It
then backtracks to recount how, having graduated from university,
he worked his way up in the trucking world from local work in
Britain to long-haul journeys to Italy, communist Romania and the
Persian Gulf. The book explains how crossing borders often required
diplomacy, and how entering France routinely involved petty bribes
to customs. It describes how truck drivers saw other countries from
a unique perspective, as they mixed with all sorts of working
people on their own home ground. Also discussed is the fine line
between being a loner behind the wheel and being lonely, and how
long-haul trucking with weeks away from home was often damaging to
family relationships. The book describes breakdowns, break-neck
schedules, brushes with smugglers, and how Bennett found himself
stranded by riots in Iraq following the signing of the
Israel-Egyptian peace treaty in 1979. He was caught up in two
French lorry driver strikes, one of which blockaded the port of
Dover, and in which he played a key role as an interpreter between
the drivers and British officialdom. All part of the job.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
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imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
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valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure
edition identification: ++++ Journal Of Voyages And Travels By The
Rev. Daniel Tyerman And George Bennett, Esq, Volume 1; Journal Of
Voyages And Travels By The Rev. Daniel Tyerman And George Bennett,
Esq; Daniel Tyerman Daniel Tyerman, George Bennett, London
Missionary Society James Montgomery Crocker and Brewster, 1832
Religion; Christian Ministry; Missions; Missions; Religion /
Christian Ministry / Missions; Travel / Essays & Travelogues;
Voyages and travels
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Wanderings In New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast,
Singapore, And China: Being The Journal Of A Naturalist In Those
Countries During 1832, 1833, And 1834; Volume 2 Of Wanderings In
New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore, And China: Being
The Journal Of A Naturalist In These Countries, During 1832, 1833,
And 1834; George Bennett; Issue 115 Of Australiana Facsimile
Editions George Bennett Bentley, 1834 Nature; General; Asia;
Natural history; Nature / General; New South Wales
Full Title: "Bennett Divorce Case: Being A Plain Account of all the
Important Facts Brought out on the Trial, and those Connected with
it; with Disclosures on the Case, by Edson Sanford; for the First
Time Published"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials,
1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials
from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially
published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more.
Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those
precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and
historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case,
the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides
unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as
well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the
historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and
divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification
fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is
provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition
identification: ++++MonographYale Law LibraryNew Haven: Published
by George Bennett, 1860
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