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Midlands Canals

A History of the Canal Carriers

Robert Davies author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Published:15th Jul '06

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Compiles interviews with boat people and the people who worked the inland waterways during the final decades of commercial canal carrying. This book spans the 1930s-'60s, a time when transport technology saw changes, and looks issues such as the operating of ice boats and the use of horse power as well as the experiences of the people themselves.

ISBN: 9780752439105

Dimensions: 235mm x 165mm x 10mm

Weight: 300g

128 pages