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'Truly hilarious books are rare. Even rarer are those based on real events. Join A J Mackinnon, your charming and eccentric guide, on an amazing voyage in a boat called Jack de Crow. Equipped with his cheerful optimism and a pith helmet, this Australian Odysseus in a dinghy travels from the borders of North Wales to the Black Sea - 4,900 kilometres over salt and fresh water, under sail, at the oars, or at the end of a tow-rope - through twelve countries, 282 locks and numerous trials and adventures, including an encounter with Balkan pirates.
'Along the way he experiences the kindness of strangers, gets very lost, and perfects the art of slow travel.' (Publisher's blurb)
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- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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This Week You're Reading
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 October 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography -
Home to Roost
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 July 2010; (p. 29) -
[Review] The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, is an autobiographical account of A J McKinnon's experience in sailing and rowing a small boat from North Wales to London. In his review, Bill Wootton asks who might the potential readers be and says that those who sail may be interested in 'the aquatic parts and 'organizational tales of equipage and despair' as well as readers interetsed in 'travelogue tales'. However, he 'does not imagine that secondary students would warm to the book in droves' and feels that McKinnon's 'carefully chosen words seem to get in the way of the tale which might have been told' (14). -
[Review] The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 53 no. 1 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography -
Master of His Craft
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 September 2008; (p. 31)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography
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A Sailor's Yarn to Crow About
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 August 2008; (p. 11)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography -
Master of His Craft
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 September 2008; (p. 31)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography -
[Review] The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 53 no. 1 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography -
[Review] The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, is an autobiographical account of A J McKinnon's experience in sailing and rowing a small boat from North Wales to London. In his review, Bill Wootton asks who might the potential readers be and says that those who sail may be interested in 'the aquatic parts and 'organizational tales of equipage and despair' as well as readers interetsed in 'travelogue tales'. However, he 'does not imagine that secondary students would warm to the book in droves' and feels that McKinnon's 'carefully chosen words seem to get in the way of the tale which might have been told' (14). -
This Week You're Reading
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 October 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow 2002 single work autobiography -
Home to Roost
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 July 2010; (p. 29)
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