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Hebridean Sharker by Tex Geddes (Paperback, 2012)
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In Hebridean Sharker Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter of basking sharks in the waters of the Minch, between the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Using an adapted whaling harpoon, he and his crew stalked these huge fish often in perilous conditions, the liver of which is a valuable source of oil. Always a maverick, before World War II Geddes had been a boxer and a rumrunner to Newfoundland. During the war he established a reputation as an expert knife-thrower and bayonet fencer and served in the Special Forces with Gavin Maxwell (author of Ring of Bright Water). He combined the hazardous pursuit of sharks with crewing the local lifeboat, ring-net fishing, lobstering, deer-stalking and salmon poaching. He went on to purchase the tiny island of Soay, where he lived with his wife Jeanne, continued to hunt sharks and became the Laird. His story is full of adventures and fantastic descriptions of a seagoing life in the islands. It has become a Hebridean classic.Product Identifiers
PublisherBirlinn General
ISBN-139781780270340
eBay Product ID (ePID)112389436
Product Key Features
Book TitleHebridean Sharker
AuthorTex Geddes
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages170 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height195mm
Item Width130mm
Item Weight183g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorTex Geddes
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 06 Oct, 2021
Great narrative
Nicely relayed tales of remarkable shark fishing adventuresVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
