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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Street Gypsies

The Street Gypsies

Latham, Glen

Paperback

RomanceGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $34.95

ISBN13: 9798896179443
Publisher: Newman Springs
Published: Jan 21 2026
Pages: 648
Weight: 1.88
Height: 1.43 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The Street Gypsies, as described by the author, is about the urban underclass of street characters who lived in Chicago's Uptown community during the 1970s. They were a society of free spirits. They were sometimes unsavory but almost always colorful characters who were street hustlers surviving on the streets by wit and grit, invariably getting caught up in the addictive nature of the lifestyle. The culture was probably a manifestation of the times. During those years, there was high unemployment in America. The economy was in a recession. It was also a time of social unrest and rebellion that spawned a number of radical groups. There was an anti-establishment climate that was fueled by the drop-out drug culture that carried over with its hippie influences from the 1960s. Add to that, the elements of the sexual revolution, the civil rights and women's movements. It was the glory days of rock and R&B. All of this was the context for the mindset that prevailed within the street gypsy culture. Survival was made an art form by these resourceful and spirited characters.

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