The London Cabbie
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2007
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-4496-0 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-4496-0 (ISBN)
Forty years ago Alf Townsend passed The Knowledge - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London. Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his extraordinary and hilarious tales of everyday life as a cabbie, in which we meet Mr Whippy and Violent Pete, Bread Roll Mick and the Motorway Mouse, Claude the Bastard and the mysterious Mr X. Alf also examines the history of cab-driving in the capital - including the variety of taxis that have been used - and even tries to shed some light on the most ancient and obscure Hackney Carriage laws that are still on the statute book. (Do you know why a taxi is so tall? So a passenger can get on board wearing a top hat: it's true...) Concluding with a look at the seamy side of night work, the rise and rise of the mini-cab, and what the future may hold for the London cabbie, Alf Townsend's book will be entertaining reading for all Londoners, and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab.
The late Alf Townsend was born in London in the 1930s. He was a London cabbie for 42 years and published many books about his life experiences, including The London Cabbie and Blitz Boy.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.4.2007 |
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Verlagsort | Stroud |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 127 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 240 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7509-4496-X / 075094496X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-4496-0 / 9780750944960 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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