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[US, CA and US territories version]. |
| Description |
1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword By Samuel West -- Introduction -- 1. Into The Wilderness -- 2. Wherever A Duck Goes: River Dwelling Ad 400-1750 -- 3. The Canal Age: 1750-1900 -- 4. Twilight Of The Traders: 1900-1945 -- 5. An Alternative Society: 1945-2020 -- 6. A New Life: The Present -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Picture Sections |
| Summary |
"For centuries, living afloat on Britain's waterways has been a rich part of the fabric of our social history, from the fisherfolk of ancient Britain to the bohemian houseboat dwellers of the 1950s and beyond. Whether they have chosen to leave the land behind and take to the water or been driven there by necessity, the history of the houseboat is a unique and fascinating seam of British history. In Water Gypsies , Julian Dutton - who was born and grew up on a houseboat - traces the evolution of boat-dwelling, from an industrial phenomenon in the heyday of the canals to the rise of life afloat as an alternative lifestyle in postwar Britain. Drawing on personal accounts and with a beautiful collection of illustrations, Water Gypsies is both a vivid narrative of a unique way of life and a valuable addition to social history."-- Provided by Freading. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Boat living -- Great Britain -- History.
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Boat living. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Houseboats -- Great Britain -- History.
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Canals -- Great Britain -- History.
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Canals. |
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Houseboats. |
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TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dutton, Julian. Water Gypsies. Chicago : The History Press, ©2021 9780750995597 |
| ISBN |
0750997583 |
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9780750997584 (electronic book) |
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0750995599 |
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9780750995597 |
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