Product Description

Dundee, like most cities throughout Britain, saw massive developmental changes when war ended in 1945. Housing schemes were built to alleviate problems with over-crowding. By the mid-60s however, these schemes were overrun by street gangs, growing ever more dangerous and troublesome. By the 1970s, the gangs ruled the streets of Dundee, and men knew better than to walk alone off their own turf. Most of the infamous gangs still survive, the Kirkton Huns, most bloody of all, continues to operate today, with younger men taking up the fight.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192952 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Born in 1967, Gary Robertson has lived and worked in Dundee all of his life. A factory man and self-confessed fitness fanatic, he also finds time to play the bagpipes in between family life. His love of writing, in particular poetry, has led him to performing regular live spots locally. Together with another Dundonian poet, Mark Thompson, he formed Tribal Tongues, a street poetry partnership characterised by energetic live performances. He is married to Sue and they have two children, Cailean and Eilidh.

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down
Picked this book up after reading the author's profile and book review in the Christmas Eve 07 edition of the Dundee Courier. If you have an association with Dundee you will instantly relate to the dialogue and areas in the book. If not you will relate it, in microcosm, to any metropolitan UK city between the 50's through the 80's. Dundee (Scotland's forgotten city) never had the critical mass of or notoriety Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen but seems there is ample Rebus or Tagart possibilities for the characters, pubs, clubs and streets. Google Gary Robertson for his my space page and the audio of this poetry read in Gary's classic Dundee brogue.

would be better if
the thing i found is that the parts of the book that are in my own tounge are very hard to read and to get into and i have lived in the charelston area all my life.i feel he has went to far with this and would have been far better if written normaly im sorry to say i feel this book would have been a cracker if done normaly.sorry to see a chance for dundee person to sell books far and wide but if i can hardly read it what hope has anyone no fae dundee

A fascinating insight
I'm not a native Dundonian, having moved here to study in 1996 and more or less stayed since. This book might be hard to understand if you're unfamiliar with the Dundee dialect but, for me, it was a fascinating insight into the city I now call home and how it's colourful and sometimes violent past has helped to shape the city as I know it now. I recommend this book to anyone with any connection to the city. It's a great read.