Paths not taken
By: John Scott
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Ulverscroft
Publisher: Thorpe
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781444822946
Subjects: Journalism; Biography
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 ...