Our Forgotten Years : a Gypsy Woman's Life on the Road.
Maggie Smith-Bendell was born on the edge of a pea field near Bridgwater in Somerset in 1941. She and her family are Romani Gypsies and as she grew up Maggie learned the old crafts and customs of the Gypsies' traditional way of life. Her family travelled the length and breadth of the countrysid...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of Hertfordshire Press,
2009.
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| Summary: | Maggie Smith-Bendell was born on the edge of a pea field near Bridgwater in Somerset in 1941. She and her family are Romani Gypsies and as she grew up Maggie learned the old crafts and customs of the Gypsies' traditional way of life. Her family travelled the length and breadth of the countryside, eking a living from the woods and hedgerows, catching rabbits, pheasants and wild duck. They did all manner of fieldwork for farmers including picking peas, beans and hops - and as soon as Maggie was old enough she contributed to the family's labour. Ever since they arrived in Europe centuries a. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781905313884 1905313888 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |