Uncommon Carriers

Uncommon Carriers
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0865477396
ISBN-13 : 9780865477391
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Book Synopsis Uncommon Carriers by : John McPhee

Download or read book Uncommon Carriers written by John McPhee and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McPhee, in prose distinguished by its warm humor, keen insight, and rich sense of human character, looks at the people who drive trucks, captain ships, pilot towboats, drive coal trains, and carry lobsters through the air: people who work in freight transportation.


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