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Finding Home - A Windrush Story (Hardcover) Loot Price: R462
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Finding Home - A Windrush Story (Hardcover): Alford Dalrymple Gardner, Howard Gardner

Finding Home - A Windrush Story (Hardcover)

Alford Dalrymple Gardner, Howard Gardner

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On 24 May 1948, the Empire Windrush sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, to harbour at Tilbury Docks. It carried 1,027 passengers and some stowaways, and more than two thirds of them were West Indies nationals. On 22 June 1948 they disembarked onto the docks, Alford Dalrymple Gardner was among them. Alford's story traverses both the uplifting highs and intolerant lows that West Indian migrants of his generation encountered upon travelling to Britain to forge out a life. From joining the British military during World War II to returning to Jamaica once it was won-only to come back to the UK when the government decided it needed him again-Alford witnessed milestone events of the 20th century that shaped the country he still lives in today. In the context of a supposedly 'post-Imperial' Britain where the lives of West Indian migrants hang precariously on the whims of the Home Office, Alford's heartening testimony is a celebration of those who endured hardships so that generations to come could call this place home.

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Imprint: Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2023
Authors: Alford Dalrymple Gardner • Howard Gardner
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 978-1-914344-22-0
Categories: Books
LSN: 1-914344-22-7
Barcode: 9781914344220

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