Jim Christy: A Vagabond Life

by Ian Cutler

Overview

Jim Christy’s life and adventures began on the mobbed-up streets of South Philadelphia. Over his 73 years to date, Christy has asserted his freedom of spirit as a vagabond adventurer, latter-day hobo, journalist, private eye, actor, musician, and artist, in over 50 countries around the globe, and still found time to write over 30 books. His early adventures as a street fighter and child tramp provide a unique socio-cultural history of Philadelphia in the 50’s and 60’s before the book moves on to recount his later exploits from some of the most remote and random corners of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627310741
Publisher:	Feral House
Publication date:	05/14/2019
Series:	Tramp Lit Series
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ian Cutler is a philosopher specializing in the Cynic school and its context in modern life. His personal passion is documenting the lives of tramps, vagabonds, and hobos in the UK, Ireland and America.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Ian Cutler's compelling, richly detailed book is far more than simply a biography of the fascinating figure of Jim Christy; it is an historically informed, sensitively written celebration of vagabondage, and a moving affirmation of the cultural importance of tramping.” —Matthew Beaumont, Professor of English Literature at UniversityCollege London, author of Nightwalking and The Spectre of Utopia

Editorial Reviews

"The book is a mixture of interviews (former lovers included) and Cutler’s deep dives into Christy’s prose, poetry and reportage. Christy’s stories are far from tales of regular vacations with predictable holiday snaps. They are raw, raucous, and life-threatening as well as life-affirming. These travel tales may seem tall — Christy says he can prove them all — but they also seem tinged with the sadness of someone who is on a scavenger hunt that will never reveal a satisfying prize. It’s wanderlust at its most extreme." — Vancouver Sun

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