Alastair Dunnett (1908–1998)
Auteur de The Canoe Boys: The First Epic Scottish Sea Journey by Kayak
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: dorothydunnett.co.uk
Œuvres de Alastair Dunnett
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Dunnett, Sir Alastair MacTavish
- Date de naissance
- 1908-12-26
- Date de décès
- 1998-09-02
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Scotland
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Kilmakolm, Scotland, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Études
- Hillhead High School, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Professions
- editor
journalist - Relations
- Dunnett, Dorothy (wife)
Dunnett, Ninian (son) - Organisations
- The Scotsman (Editor, 1956-1972)
- Prix et distinctions
- Knight Bachelor
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 10
- Membres
- 81
- Popularité
- #222,754
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 12
A bit of investigation reveals the Claymore paper was started late 1933 and folded July 1934 and the canoes set off that summer - 'Too late in the year' as everyone keeps telling them. The book was published in 1950 and both Alistair Dunnett and James Seumas Adam had varied and immensely influential careers.
Both are dead now but the author lived to 1998 (born 1908) and James Adam to 2003. The 'Quest by Canoe' touches Scottish politics, economics and character as well as the wonderful people and places that are the West Coast of Scotland. The last 30 years has seen some great improvements in conditions in the Highlands such as transport and communication and right to buy crofts - all argued for by this book and helped to come to pass by the two paddlers. I hope they were proud.
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