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Author Kavanagh, Jake

Title Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper
Published London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (114 pages)
Contents Front cover; Half title; Also by Jake Kavanagh; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Lock us up; 2. Weir'd happenings; 3. Spring is sprung; 4. A helping hand; 5. The Professionals; 6. The Boaters; 7. Things that go bump in the lock; 8. Falling in; 9. Hooray for Henley; 10. Winter; Advert; Back cover
Summary 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 sh
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Subject Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Humor
Boats and boating -- Humor
TRANSPORTATION -- General.
Boats and boating
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Genre/Form Humor
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781472901613
1472901614
9781472901606
1472901606