Book description
There are few cities in the world to rival Glasgow and the
extraordinary happenings that have occurred there, and in this
engrossing sequel to Great Glasgow Stories, more of the finest
of these are recounted.
From the story of the biggest youth movement the world has ever
known to the life and crimes of Scotland's most colourful criminal,
Johnny Ramensky, whom even the police dubbed 'Gentle Johnny', a vivid
picture of the city's eventful history emerges.
Elsewhere, the hilarious scenes that greeted the most sensational
visitor Glasgow ever had - Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess - are
recounted, and the shocking case of one of BBC radio drama's
best-known personalities, who was found brutally murdered in his flat
in Govan, is explored.
Read, too, about doomed pugilist Jackie Peterson, dubbed 'the second
Benny Lynch', and about the accidental death in 1931 of Celtic's
'Prince of Goalkeepers', John Thomson, which shocked the city and
remains the saddest event in the club's history.
These are just some of the highlights to be found in this compelling
collection of stories about the great city of Glasgow and its myriad
entertaining characters.
