Name: The Dory Book
SKU: 54274919
Price: 27.62 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: John Gardner
ISBN: 9781493068319

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Gardner

Illustrated by

Samuel F. Manning

Publisher

Lyons Press

Language

English

Pages

286

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

27.7x21.3x1.8 cm

Weight

0.79 kg.

ISBN13

9781493068319

Synopsis "The Dory Book"

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumberman's batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat. The most comprehensive book about dories ever published, this is at once a history of the dory, a practical handbook on dory building, and a compendium of 23 dory designs with full construction details. The author, a longtime contributor to National Fisherman, and the illustrator, Sam Manning, are perhaps the foremost experts on the subject. A steady stream of letters and photographs to the late John Gardner from successful dory builders worldwide has been testimony to the widespread popularity and influence of this book.

John Gardner

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John Champlin Gardner Jr. (Batavia, New York, July 21, 1933 – Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, and literary critic. He studied at Washington University in St. Louis and earned his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Iowa. His academic career included teaching at various institutions, such as San Francisco State University and Binghamton University.

Among his most notable works is "Grendel" (1971), a novel that reimagines the Beowulf myth from the monster's perspective. In the field of literary criticism, he published "On Becoming a Novelist" (1983), a guide for aspiring writers. His novel "October Light" (1976) earned him the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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