On the Trail of the Last Human Cannonball: And Other Small Journeys in Search of Great Men - Softcover

Rogers, Byron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845131878 ISBN 13: 9781845131876

Publisher: Aurum Pr Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

A collection of travel pieces, this book contains a remarkable array of quirky, whimsical and singular individuals. Including such characters as the pensioner on a Saga holiday who decided to swim across the Amazon, this book sees the author meeting a number of undeniably famous people—Hollywood stars, legends of children's radio serials he had idolized in childhood, and even rock stars such as Mick Jagger. But his encounters with a celebrity have their own unexpected outcomes: Burt Lancaster rants to him about trans sexuality, Rita Hayworth is most worried about her neighbor's TV aerial, and a retired star of the silent screen turns out to live in Henley-on-Thames.

About this title

About the Author:

Byron Rogers' other books for Aurum include An Audience with an Elephant, The Green Lane to Nowhere, The Last Englishman and The Bank Manager and the Holy Grail. He lives in Northants and Carmarthen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Pr Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845131878
• ISBN 13: 9781845131876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 267