Hebridean Sharker

In 'Hebridean Sharker' Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter of basking sharks in the waters of the Minch, between the Inner and Outer Hebrides. His story is full of adventures and fantastic descriptions of a seagoing life in the islands. It has become a Hebridean classic.

Info autore

Joseph 'Tex' Geddes was born in 1919 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and is believed to have been brought up in Canada. Expelled from school at the age of 12, he tried his hand at various jobs, including as a boxer, a lumberjack and a rum-smuggler. During World War Two he served with the Seaforth Highlanders and the Special Forces, and after the war became a shark fisherman. With his wife he bought the Hebridean island of Soay and lived there for 30 years. He died in the Isle of Skye in 1998 and is survived by one son, Duncan Geddes.

Riassunto

In 'Hebridean Sharker' Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter of basking sharks in the waters of the Minch, between the Inner and Outer Hebrides. His story is full of adventures and fantastic descriptions of a seagoing life in the islands. It has become a Hebridean classic.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tex Geddes, Geddes Tex
• Editore: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781839830839
• ISBN: 978-1-83983-083-9
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, Autobiography: general, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, Local History, Social and cultural history, Classic Travel Writing, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides, True stories / true accounts of events