| How to Build a Tin Canoe: Confessions of an Old Salt Contributor(s): White, Robb (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1470892863 ISBN-13: 9781470892869 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| Dewey: B |
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| Publisher Description: While still a young boy, Robb White built his first boat, hewn from the tin roof of an abandoned chicken coop in the back yard. Today, without any formal training, White constructs some of the most sought-after wooden boats around. In How to Build a Tin Canoe, this Southern raconteur and self-taught, expert wooden-boat builder builder recounts tall tales of a life lived on the water, from his childhood exploring the Gulf of Mexico to growing up--or not really growing up--to share his accrued wisdom with others. With wry humor, he offers such life lessons as how to survive rampaging monkeys and how to stop a turtle from eating your boat. Both wise and entertaining, How to Build a Tin Canoe will find a place on the shelves of all readers who love fishing, boating, and great storytelling. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Robb: - Robb White (1941-2006) was the owner and proprietor of the boatbuilding company Robb White & Sons, and taught science in Jefferson County for ten years. A regular contributor to the publications WoodenBoat and Messing About in Boats, he was widely regarded for his boat knowledge and his working theory of life. |