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Tony Parker


Born
in Stockport, The United Kingdom
June 25, 1923

Died
October 03, 1996

Genre
History


Tony Parker (25 June 1923 – 3 October 1996) was an oral historian whose work was dedicated to giving a voice to British and American society's most marginalised figures, from single mothers to lighthouse keepers to criminals, including murderers.

Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Parker was a conscientious objector during World War II, and directed to work in a coal mine. He moved to London and worked as a publisher's representative at Odhams Press. He campaigned against capital punishment and became very interested in prisons and their occupants, eventually focussing on the experiences of prisoners after release.

Tony Parker died in Westleton, Suffolk, having just completed his study of his American counterpart Studs Terkel. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 2,662 ratings · 266 reviews · 174 distinct works • Similar authors
Lighthouse
4.57 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1976 — 12 editions
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May the Lord in His Mercy B...
4.39 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions
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The People of Providence: A...
4.49 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions
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Life after life: Interviews...
4.09 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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Bird, Kansas
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Red Hill
4.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions
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The Violence of Our Lives: ...
3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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The Twisting Lane: Some Sex...
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The frying-pan: A prison an...
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Studs Terkel: A Life in Words
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