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Alfred Wainwright

Born

in Blackburn, The United Kingdom

January 17, 1907

Died

January 20, 1991

Genre

Outdoors & Nature

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Alfred Wainwright was born in Blackburn, Lancashire to Thomas Wainwright and Elizabeth Nixon.[citation needed] His family was relatively poor, mostly due to his stonemason father's alcoholism. He did very well at school (first in nearly every subject)[1] although he left at the age of 13. While most of his classmates were obliged to find employment in the local mills, Wainwright started work as an office boy in Blackburn Borough Engineer's Department. He spent several further years studying at night school, gaining qualifications in accountancy which enabled him to further his career at Blackburn Borough Council. Even when a child Wainwright walked a great deal, up to 20 miles at a time; he also showed a great interest in drawing and cartog ...more

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	A Coast to Coast Walk 4.53 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Eastern Fells 4.69 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Southern Fells 4.72 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Central Fells 4.70 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1958 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Western Fells 4.74 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Far Eastern Fells 4.75 avg rating — 93 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Northern Fells 4.75 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The North Western Fells 4.74 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1964 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wainwright Pictorial Guides Boxed Set 4.71 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs of a Fellwanderer: A User's Guide 4.14 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells (9 books)
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“There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.”
― Alfred Wainwright, A Coast to Coast Walk

tags: yorkshire-dales

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“The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the exhilaration of the summits. These are for the seeking, and those who seek and find while there is still time will be blessed both in mind and body.”
― Alfred Wainwright, A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells: The Western Fells

tags: book-7, cumbria, lake-district

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“You were made to soar, to crash to earth, then to rise and soar again.”
― Alfred Wainwright

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