Peril on the Highway: The Autobiography of a Heavy-duty Driver - Couverture souple

Long, Philip S.; Bruckner, Dale

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1448670519 ISBN 13 : 9781448670512

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

The entire theme of this book is safety, yet it is an exciting narrative as well as an autobiography of a heavy duty driver who logged over a million miles in trucks and buses. There are some ghastly wrecks where human life was taken needlessly and Long gives us an eye witness picture of these and their causes. Some of them are not very nice to even read about but often it takes something of this nature to make us realize the peril. By no means is peril the only subject. The book is liberally sprinkled with adventure, humor and excitement for by no means is the life of the heavy duty, professional driver a dull one. There are scenes in the mountains and prairies of the northern states, the Yukon and Alaska. This writing will prove of great interest to anyone who drives a vehicle on the highway and although the story carries the reader's interest at all times, no one can possibly read it without gaining much knowledge of safety rules which may some day save a life. A choice item.

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À propos de l'auteur

Philip S. Long Lived his entire life in the west. Born in Maple Creak Saskatchewan, his knowledge of the ranching country of the prairies and mountains enabled him to write freely of a vast expanse in all areas. His early years in school were an experience in themselves, as he rode alone from the ranch, nine miles night and morning on his faithful horse until his father, T. B. Long, purchased a Model T Ford for his use when he was eleven years old. Long finished his education at Bozeman, Montana. Over the years, he worked as a cowboy, steam engineer, truck and bus driver, operating engineer on construction, musician, (drums, piano, trumpet and band leader), publisher of a small weekly newspaper and author of fourteen books seven of which were published, until his death in 1979 at the age of 66. From his wealth of experiences the following books by the same author will be available: Seventy Years A Cowboy, The Great Canadian Range, Dreams, Dust and Depression, Jerry Potts, Ranchboy Hunter, and Showdown At Rocky Butte.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1448670519
• ISBN 13: 9781448670512
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg