The Cry of the Heron
by Allan, Dick
pub. by Longfellow Publishers, Farnham, Surrey, UK 2000 isbn 0-9533291-2-7
- maps - 240 p. - boating - historical fiction
A work of fiction. This book describes the inland waterway trade in
Southeastern UK (England) between 1777 - 1794. The story is fairly
straightforward and involves 2 families of bargemen, one the hero, the
other his evil foil. The real reason for this books popularity is that
it portrays the barge trade on the River Wey and Thames in great
detail, including the operation of the locks, towpaths, weirs etc. and
even construction of part of a new canal. The author has a special
interest in the preservation of the canals.
The author is an avid sailor and has sailed a small yacht, the Greylag around the world.
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