FIGHT TO THE FINISH
GORDON
MACPHERSON
(1928-1999)
The
life, poems and stories of an East Durham Miner
This
is a moving and passionate account of one man’s extraordinary
battle against adversity to raise a family in an East Durham pit
village.
Gordon
MacPherson's poetry and writing sums up the arduous working
conditions that miners struggle under and his own personal battle
with emphysema in later life.
Gordon
was an ordinary miner who did great things. This book glows with love
and human decency against all the odds.
It
shows us the power of community and serves as an example for the
future of this area of North East England and beyond.
A
MESSAGE FROM GRAHAME MORRIS, M.P. FOR EASINGTON
It
was an honour to know Gordon MacPherson. He is an inspiration; a man
committed to his community, family and with a deep love of the area
where he was brought up. I am proud to have known Gordon and he was a
friend and an inspiration.
This
very personal, moving and evocative account of one man’s
extraordinary battle against adversity to raise a family in an East
Durham pit village in many ways typifies past working class
struggles.
Order
from: Northern Voices Community Projects, 93 Woodburn Square,
Whitley Lodge, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear NE26 3JD tel. 0191
2529531 or: Heather Wood, 8 Comet Drive, Easington, County Durham SR8
3EP tel. 0191 5270371.
ISBN
978-1-871536-15-4
PRICE £5 (add £2.50
postage)
