John Pounds

by James Riordan

'John Pounds, a cobbler in Portsmouth... had rescued from misery, and saved to society, not less than 500 ... children... I was astonished at this man's achievements; and I well remember saying to my "That man's an honour to humanity, and deserves the tallest monument ever raised within the shores of Britain".'
Thomas Guthrie, founder of the Ragged Schools movement.

57 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 20, 2011

About the author

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"...James Riordan’s career began in the music industry where as a songwriter, manager, producer and concert promoter he worked with several well known artists. In 1976 he began writing a news-paper column on popular music, Rock-Pop, which he later syndicated. Riordan soon became one of America’s premier rock journalists..."

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