The woodlanders' traditional way of life is increasingly under pressure from the modern world, and this book provides a record of the lives and work of a range of people who are part of Britain's rural heritage. It is aimed at anyone who is interested in the countryside and its traditions.
This is the sequel to "Tales of the Old Railwaymen". Ten elderly railwaymen with a wealth of extraordinary memories of a long-lost era before the war offer some remarkable railway reminiscences.
Reporter, author, artist, and screenwriter Wallace Smith (1888–1937) served as the Washington correspondent for the Chicago American for over a decade, and originated the paper's Joe Blow comic panel feature. Reputed to have been one of the most colorful characters to have worked for the Hearst newspapers, ...
