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In 1943, Emma Smith, a middle‑class teenager, chooses a wartime job on the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company rather than enlist in the Wrens or ATS. She learns to navigate 72‑ft canal boats, hauling steel and coal from London to Birmingham and Coventry. The story follows Emma and her fellow female workers as they experience the freedom of life on the waterways, contrasting their independence with the regimented lives of other young women in uniform. Through shared labor, travel, and the challenges of a wartime economy, Emma discovers a sense of purpose and camaraderie that reshapes her view of duty and self‑reliance.
First publish date: 1948
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Emma Smith
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