Brutish Necessity - by Jon Berry (Paperback)

Name: Brutish Necessity - by Jon Berry (Paperback)
Brand: Chronos Books
SKU: 1013517616
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Oswald Augustus Grey was a Jamaican immigrant.
About the Author: Retired teacher and political campaigner, Jon Berry has written about teaching, testing, football, and now about the execution of the last man hanged in Birmingham.
176 Pages
History, Social History

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About the Book

The life and times of the last man hanged in Birmingham

Book Synopsis

Oswald Augustus Grey was a Jamaican immigrant. He was 20 years old when he was executed and 19 when the crime for which he was convicted took place. To talk to people who lived in the city at the time, or to scour the nostalgia forums that proliferate online, is to discover an episode that has almost entirely disappeared in terms of public remembrance. This book unearths something of a place and a society that allowed a young life to become expendable and forgotten. The Birmingham in which this happened is both alien yet familiar.

About the Author

Retired teacher and political campaigner, Jon Berry has written about teaching, testing, football, and now about the execution of the last man hanged in Birmingham. His work always places incidents and events in the context of the wider world and usually challenges orthodoxies and unchallenged 'truths'. He lives in St. Albans, UK.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .55 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 176

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Social History

Publisher: Chronos Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Jon Berry

Language: English

Street Date: September 15, 2022

TCIN: 1013517616

UPC: 9781803410968

Item Number (DPCI): 247-62-5971

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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