FRED - David Hall
The definitive biography of Fred Dibnah
KORTE INHOUD
Fred Dibnah won the hearts of millions with his television programmes about his life as a steeplejack, and his passion for the industrial history of Britain. With his trademark flat cap, enthusiasm and knowledge of the country's steam past, his gift for storytelling, and his cry of 'Did you like that!' as another giant chimney slid to genuine favourite with viewers.
Fred grew up in Bolton, at a time when the steam-driven industry that he so loved still dominated the city. It was there that he first acquired his fascination for Britain's industrial past. Starting his working life as a joiner, before turning to steeplejacking - the job he was to love above all others - Fred learned the importance of good workmanship and the sort of skills he would bring home to his own projects, projects that would range from restoring a steamroller to building a working mine in his own back garden.
This is an intimate portrait of Fred, from his childhood to his struggles to make ends meet before television made him a household n...
Fred grew up in Bolton, at a time when the steam-driven industry that he so loved still dominated the city. It was there that he first acquired his fascination for Britain's industrial past. Starting his working life as a joiner, before turning to steeplejacking - the job he was to love above all others - Fred learned the importance of good workmanship and the sort of skills he would bring home to his own projects, projects that would range from restoring a steamroller to building a working mine in his own back garden.
This is an intimate portrait of Fred, from his childhood to his struggles to make ends meet before television made him a household n...
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Hardcover met stofkaft - uitgave Bantam Press - 2006 - 328 pagina's - gedocumenteerd met een aantal kleur en zwartwit foto's - goed stevig boekblok en rug - stofkaft minieme lichte sporen van de tand des tijd - boek in prima staat
