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15%OFFNick Ardley - The May Flower: A Barging Childhood - 9780752442259 - V9780752442259
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The May Flower: A Barging Childhood

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Description for The May Flower: A Barging Childhood Paperback. Nick's parents purchased an old Thames sailing barge. It was an unusual choice of a home in a time when new houses were in demand after Second World War. Nick was lucky to be brought up on board, moving school as the barge moved from port to port on the Medway and Thames. The barge was overhauled by Nick's parents, but the children helped too. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.

In this evocative story of his unusual upbringing on the May Flower, Nick Ardley gives us a colourful account of life on the water. He tells tales of places visited, techniques learned and characters met that combine to give a real sense of what sailing can teach us. The skills learned on the water have proved to be highly beneficial for many people in their later careers, while the self-reliance and resourcefulness that often characterises sailors are much-valued attributes anywhere. Weaving his wealth of barging knowledge into the story of his family's life aboard the May Flower and their great ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752442259
SKU
V9780752442259
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10

About Nick Ardley
Nick Ardley now lives ashore in Essex, but he has never lost his love of the sea.

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