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Egbert George Bygrave: His Story, His Legacy
Year
2025
Language
ENGLISH
Publication Information
RoseDog Books
Summary
Pauline Bygrave had a special bond with her father; in her eyes he was a hero. Her father was a people person, always out there giving a lending hand. Egbert George loved his people in Calderwood, Stepney where he grew up in Jamaica and saw the struggles and hardships they went through. From a dream he had when he was a young man, he built a well-needed clinic and a hall for the community. By writing this book, Pauline shares her father's life from her eyes with her family and the world, but more so she wants the world to know her father's story and the legacy he left behind. This is not just a biography of her father, but some of her family history the family and the generations to come must know. We celebrate Black History Month every year, and Pauline is adding one more name to the list of famous black people who made a difference in the world: Egbert George Bygrave. About the Author: Author Pauline Bygrave was born July 31st, 1959 in Southwest London, to Egbert and Phyllis Bygrave. She was the middle child of five children. She attended Sellincourt Primary school, Garratt Green Secondary School, and did two years Business Studies at Putney College. Pauline is a happy-go-lucky person who always has a smile on her face and is very family orientated. She left England at the age of twenty-three and went to live in America where she married and had four children. Pauline was her daddy's little girl, and she wants to share growing up with her dad with the world.