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Adventures of the Hebe: Sailing on Britain's Canals Between the Wars
Contributor(s): Stoker, Simon (Editor)

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ISBN: 1445602210     ISBN-13: 9781445602219
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History
- Sports & Recreation | Boating
- History | Military - Naval
Dewey: 797.109
LCCN: 2011380423
Physical Information: 192 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
Named after the Greek goddess of youth, the double-sculling skiff Hebe was a most beloved and well-travelled little boat. Adored by the young Desmond Stoker, whose father had fitted her with a sail and canvas cover, she was rowed, sailed and frequently man-hauled along canals and rivers the length and breadth of the country. Holidaying on Britain's canals in the late 1920s was confined mainly to a few eccentrics and enthusiasts, even though much of the canal system was still accessible and operational at that time. Undeterred, Desmond and his father enjoyed long trips on these underappreciated waterways - trips that often extended well over 200 miles and lasted for several weeks. He recorded their exploits on three of these trips - in 1928, 1929 and 1930 - collecting postcards and assorted artefacts along the way while also taking many of his own photographs. These were assembled while he was a medical student at Edinburgh University and the handwritten text, together with the photographs and artefacts, was bound and entitled 'The Book of the Hebe'. It had simply been a family record, but Desmond's son, Simon, has now brought the material to the wider public in order to share his father's charming tales and to delight other readers. Also of historical interest, the observations and photographs in the book document parts of the canal system now long since disappeared, and they provide a fascinating glimpse of innocent leisure and simple pleasures in the calm of the interwar period.

Contributor Bio(s): Stoker, Simon: - Simon Stoker, the son of Desmond Stoker, is the author of There and Back Again: Restoring the Cromford Canal, 1968-88 (Amberley, 2008).
 
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