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Publication

2015 - Thorpe, Leicester, England

Language

English

Word Count

68,000 words, Guess

Page Count

272 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC920

Description

Returning home to York from his National Service, John Scott embarks upon a career as reporter for THE YORKSHIRE POST. Painting a vivid picture of the sleepy cathedral city and its post-war rejuvenation, his memoir recounts the rich variety of a pressman's life: from covering local council meetings to shadowing a British Army patrol in Belfast, addressing a village WI to riding in a royal bridal procession. But John's more exciting escapades have whetted his appetite for Fleet Street journalism, leading to a personal battle between ambition and contentment ...

Subjects

People

John Scott

Series Statement

  • Ulverscroft

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