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A Birmingham Boyhood 1923 to 1940 (Paperback)
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A Birmingham Boyhood 1923 to 1940 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R379
Discovery Miles 3 790
You Save R76 (17%)
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In this insightful memoir, incidents, thoughts, and emotions of a
Birmingham boyhood are carefully surveyed. The earliest memory
recorded derives from the sights and sounds of the Charleston,
while the last is that of a lingering kiss from a childhood
sweetheart. In between is a journey of self-discovery in a rapidly
expanding world-a world that soon ignited with the outbreak of the
Second World War. Through the personal upheavals of an extended
family in the Black Country, the changes in Eric Armstrong's life
are set against a variety of overlapping contexts, from countrywide
events (such as the general strike of 1926) to the disturbing
events in Europe (and particularly Germany). The author recalls how
he marvelled at the achievements of Amy Johnson, Charles Lindbergh,
and Malcolm Campbell; he also revelled in the cinematic delights of
King Kong and the dancing of Fred and Ginger. These interests and
more are reflected in the nearly 200 rare and unpublished
photographs found within.Deeply entrenched in cultural and social
history, A Birmingham Boyhood 1923-40 evokes, with tender memory,
the manners and morals of those days, reflecting the myriad changes
in Birmingham (and the wider world) throughout this tumultuous
period.
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