Description
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This is Glasgow, rich in variety, seen through the twinkling eyes of a likeable cab-driver.
Through his humorous account the reader gains an insight into the rich variety of people with whom he has come into contact: the famous, the awkward, the shoppers, the emergencies, the crime, the late night clubbers, the mean and the generous tippers. This is Glasgow, rich in variety, seen through the twinkling eyes of a likeable cab-driver whose humanity shines through.
The book also gives an insight into the business of being a cab-driver – getting a licence, passing the street test and renting or buying a cab of your own, a surprisingly large investment.
It concludes with a short history of the Glasgow taxi trade and mechanical details of the vehicles used for the enthusiast.
Rather like Anna Blair’s Tea at Miss Cranston’s (Shepheard-Walwyn 1985), this is a gently humorous trip down memory lane which will strike a chord with Glaswegians all over the world.
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Author
Jack Clyde was born in St Vincent Street, directly behind the ‘old’ Glasgow Savings Bank in Argyle Street, in the early fifties. His father was a cab-driver and, in time, a fleet owner, so he was born into the trade and from an early age was enlisted to help clean the cabs. As he grew up he too became a cab-driver, and this is his account of a working lifetime spent driving the citizens of Glasgow from place to place.
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Reviews
“All the stories, all the laughs. They’re all here.”
“An excellent keepsafe for visitors to Glasgow from all over the world as well as any one who has an affinity to the city and its people.”
From a 5* Amazon author review.
Glasgow Taxi
Jack Clyde
ISBN: 9780856832321
Dimensions: 210 x 148mm
Details: 160pp - b&w photographs
Description
Share This Story, Choose Your Platform!
This is Glasgow, rich in variety, seen through the twinkling eyes of a likeable cab-driver.
Through his humorous account the reader gains an insight into the rich variety of people with whom he has come into contact: the famous, the awkward, the shoppers, the emergencies, the crime, the late night clubbers, the mean and the generous tippers. This is Glasgow, rich in variety, seen through the twinkling eyes of a likeable cab-driver whose humanity shines through.
The book also gives an insight into the business of being a cab-driver – getting a licence, passing the street test and renting or buying a cab of your own, a surprisingly large investment.
It concludes with a short history of the Glasgow taxi trade and mechanical details of the vehicles used for the enthusiast.
Rather like Anna Blair’s Tea at Miss Cranston’s (Shepheard-Walwyn 1985), this is a gently humorous trip down memory lane which will strike a chord with Glaswegians all over the world.
______________________________________________
Author
Jack Clyde was born in St Vincent Street, directly behind the ‘old’ Glasgow Savings Bank in Argyle Street, in the early fifties. His father was a cab-driver and, in time, a fleet owner, so he was born into the trade and from an early age was enlisted to help clean the cabs. As he grew up he too became a cab-driver, and this is his account of a working lifetime spent driving the citizens of Glasgow from place to place.
______________________________________________
Reviews
“All the stories, all the laughs. They’re all here.”
“An excellent keepsafe for visitors to Glasgow from all over the world as well as any one who has an affinity to the city and its people.”
From a 5* Amazon author review.
Additional information
Hardback
9780856832321
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