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Swing high, iron pot and other stories : stories about growing up in St. James, Trinidad, in the 1950's and 60's
- Title
- Swing high, iron pot and other stories : stories about growing up in St. James, Trinidad, in the 1950's and 60's / by Theresa Awai.
- Author
- Awai, Theresa
- Publication
- Trinidad and Tobago : [publisher not identified], 2019.
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Details
- Description
- 152 pages : illustrations, 1 map; 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Anecdotes.
- History.
- Note
- Compilation of short stories about growing up in the St James neighborhood of Port of Spain, Trinidad including "the good old days of Rialto Cinema, Miss Mae the Baptist Preacher, the haunted house in Mooeram Street, Swing High and other characters and events".
- Includes glossary.
- Contents
- Brief history of St. James -- Memories -- Bates -- Godfather extraordinaire -- Miss Mae -- Lavendy Ashukulah -- Iron pot -- Pahtaick -- The purge -- Piercing of the ears -- Removing the wax -- Freddie's bread basket -- Tee tee had a headache -- Rialto Cinema -- Swing high -- Somaria -- Luck strikes the first time -- The jungles -- Eunice fall in Bosie Grave -- Goat -- Batofadder -- Deadmen tell no tales -- The cows of terre brullee -- Freddie Kissoon -- Anthony Williams -- Julia Edwards -- Pelham Goddard -- Cecil Crosby -- Roy Alexander -- Mannie Dookie -- Renaissance District -- Rishi Lakhan -- Vidia Naipaul.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 21-4365
- ISBN
- 9789768280060
- 9768280069
- LCCN
- 2018488945
- OCLC
- 1100443169
- Author
- Awai, Theresa, author.
- Title
- Swing high, iron pot and other stories : stories about growing up in St. James, Trinidad, in the 1950's and 60's / by Theresa Awai.
- Publisher
- Trinidad and Tobago : [publisher not identified], 2019.
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 21-4365