ONE PEOPLE MAYOR : Sebert Graham in Conversation With Ian Mulder - Softcover

Sebert Graham; Ian Mulder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1870518381 ISBN 13: 9781870518383

Publisher: HANSIB PUBLICATIONS, 2006

Synopsis

Sebert Graham's laughter pervades this tale of a Jamaican immigrant who sailed to Britain in 1960. He found work easily and his employers soon recognised his potential and he found himself as mayor of his local town. This book was distilled from his conversations with Ian Mulder. Ian distilled their 40 hours of audiotape into this record of their shared journey, which will entertain and inform all who are interested in the quaint traditions and constant transformation of the United Kingdom through the decades.

About this title

Synopsis

This work presents the story of one man's journey from childhood in Jamaica to local mayor in the UK. Sebert Graham's laughter pervades this tale of a Jamaican immigrant who sailed to Britain in 1960. He found work easily and his employers soon recognised his potential. This book was distilled from his conversations with Ian Mulder, who contributed the distracting questions and heckling that interrupted the main flow. Ian distilled their forty hours of audiotape into this record of their shared journey, which will entertain and inform all who are interested in the quaint traditions and constant transformation of the United Kingdom through the decades. Sebert's life work illustrates how much effort, often voluntary, has been invested into reinventing Britain as a multicultural land at peace with itself.

About the Author

Born in rural Jamaica, Sebert moved with his family to a market town nestling in Buckinghamshire's Chiltern Hills. He involved himself in youth work and community relations. Frustrated with local government red tape, he decided to stand as a town councillor, and a few years later was elected Mayor. He remains awed and humbled at the opportunity he was given to work for the whole community.

Edition details

• Publisher: HANSIB PUBLICATIONS
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1870518381
• ISBN 13: 9781870518383
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192