On The Cobbles: Jimmy Stockin: The Life Of A Bare Knuckled Gypsy Warrior - Couverture souple

Stockin, Jimmy; King, Martin; Knight, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1840185090 ISBN 13 : 9781840185096

Editeur : Mainstream Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Everyone is familiar with the gypsy race but few outside their close-knit and ancient community really know what being a gypsy is about -how they live and how they think. This is the story of a gypsy man, Jimmy Stockin, born into a world where fighting is first nature. Whilst football maybe the chosen sport for most British males, bare-knuckle fighting is a passion among gypsies both as participants and spectators. Jimmy was born into fighting family. His father and grand-father before him 'trod the cobbles' and young Jimmy was being put up against other boys on gypsy camps from the age of five. He took on bare knuckle challenges from wherever they came. Before long Jimmy was widely recognised as the champion of the bare-knuckle fighters. On the Cobbles is a rare insight into a community under threat - a community that treasures tradition - and a man who had little choice in becoming a fighter but was nevertheless determined to be the best. Shocking and sad, humourous and brutal, this story opens the door to a different world. The world of a gypsy warrior.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mainstream Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1840185090
• ISBN 13: 9781840185096
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208