The Cumbrian Lad An Autobiography
Barry Coulton
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Barry Coulton's autobiography describes his childhood in Cumberland, and a lifetime as a control systems engineer. It examines unusual events in his life; the Windscale incident, learning to fly, the Russian Putsch, racing the Atlantic, and working as a Black Pearl pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean.About the Author
Barry Coulton was educated in a small village school in West Cumberland. He served a craft apprenticeship at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant and was awarded a flying scholarship while training with the Whitehaven Squadron of the Air Training Corps. At the age of 24, he gave up an aspiring management career with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and ventured into the wilds of Africa. Barry has worked on gas seperation plants in Siberia,copper mines in Central Africa, sugar factories in South America and oil refineries in Malaysia. He has installed and commissioned control systems on more than 160 industrial plants in 46 different countries. He aspired to own engineering companies in Zambia, South Africa, Russia and England. He is a chartered engineer, a commercial pilot, a blue water sailor, a Black Pearl pirate and above all else, a world traveller.
Book info
Format
Hardback
680 pages pages
Author
Barry Coulton
Publisher
Matador an imprint of Troubador Publishing
Publication date
14th September 2007
Author's Website
ISBN
9781905886753
