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No Milk Today: The Vanishing World of the Milkman
Andrew Ward
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Description for No Milk Today: The Vanishing World of the Milkman
Paperback. A collection of folk tales about milkmen, covering the history of the job and the milkman's everyday experience - delivering milk, collecting money, engaging with customers, dealing with dogs, coping with emergencies, and looking for opportunities (either with women or money). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Traditionally, in British society, the milkman has been a family friend, a sex symbol and a cheerful chappie. He has been the eyes and ears of the community, and his genetic legacy has supposedly passed into the lineage of housewives. This collection of folk tales about milkmen covers the history of the job and the milkman's everyday experience. The book is structured by the milkman's working day. It starts with the alarm-clock and ends with the milkman returning home in search of sustenance and tender loving care. The book is less about changes in the dairy industry ... Read more
Traditionally, in British society, the milkman has been a family friend, a sex symbol and a cheerful chappie. He has been the eyes and ears of the community, and his genetic legacy has supposedly passed into the lineage of housewives. This collection of folk tales about milkmen covers the history of the job and the milkman's everyday experience. The book is structured by the milkman's working day. It starts with the alarm-clock and ends with the milkman returning home in search of sustenance and tender loving care. The book is less about changes in the dairy industry ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472138903
SKU
V9781472138903
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Andrew Ward
Andrew Ward is a freelance writer who has worked as a milkman. He has over thirty books to his name. Ward has also worked as a statistician and researcher in commerce, industry and higher education. He is currently working on two social-history projects with Professor Tim Newburn of the London School of Economics.
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