Description

Jim Emerton, an icon of pigeon racing and anintellectual giant whose talents and outspokenviews have made him famous far beyond the pigeonworld, is a self-confessed legend in his own lifetime.He bred and raced birds for four decades withspectacular success, and now in retirement shareshis wisdom freely, in person and in his copiouswritings, with his many disciples. A natural loner, attimes even a recluse who prefers remote seashoresand quiet fields to pubs and parties, Jim has knownwild times and dark days, exultation and depression,moments of glory and ignominious defeats. Here helooks back on his eclectic life, with contributions andtributes from some of his many admirers.