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Donkey Dave was a real old-fashioned eccentric and an outspoken northern character. Philip Allott gives us a unique insight into the strange world of his fathers life and business.
"A splendid evocation ...
Animal lovers and historians
alike will just adore it"
- MP Ann Widdecombe
Unique insights into the strange world of the
donkey business - from breeding to racing. A time capsule of a bygone era, with donkey rides
at sixpence a time and donkey derbies that raised thousands of pounds for charities
Appeals both to those who love animals, and to everybody with an interest in local history
Written by his eldest son Philip, Yorkshire businessman and youngest Mayor ofKnaresborough from 1985 to 1986