Memoir Of A Travelling Showman

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Alex Smith was a Travelling Showman, a Romany Gypsy whose life spanned the twentieth century. His Gypsy antecedents were widely-travelled. Not only did they circumnavigate the travelling fairs and shows of Britain, but they also travelled across Europe prior to the Russian Revolution where they sold horses to the Tsar of Russia and the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch. The son of English and Russian Gypsies, Alex rebelled against his family at a young age, determined to make his own way in life.

This autobiography is a glimpse into the extraordinary life of a man who lived by his wits and whose life was as exciting any twentiethcentury celebrity or person of high-renown. As bravely-written as it is colourful, this memoir chronicles Alex Smith’s life as merchant seaman, petty thief, scrap dealer and travelling showman. Fairs, race tracks and the small towns and back-roads of “hidden” England, this book affords a new perspective on Romani life as lived by one Gypsy man, a travelling showman, the last of his name.

Language: English

Pages: 267

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: October 18, 2017

Memoir Of A Travelling Showman

Mícheál Ó hAodha

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