Bradman: an Australian hero - Hardcover

WILLIAMS, Charles

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9780316880978: Bradman: an Australian hero

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316880973 ISBN 13: 9780316880978

Publisher: Little, Brown, 1996

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This is a biography of Sir Donald Bradman, perhaps the greatest batsman in the history of cricket. Much has been written about Bradman as a cricketer, but his life as an Ausralian has often been overlooked. This book puts Bradman's cricketing achievements into the context of an Australia feeling her way towards something the world would recognise as "nationhood". The years spanned by his career, from the late 1920s to the late 1940s, represented a decisive period in the history of modern Australia. During that period, Bradman was an icon. His test average, famously, was 99.94; the second highest is 60.97. The author, Charles Williams shows how that genius became a focus for Australian aspirations during a particulary important period of history.

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About the Author:

Charles Williams - Lord Williams of Elvel - was made a Labour Life Peer in 1985 and successively spoke in the House of Lords on Trade and Industry, Defence and Industry. He is the biogragher of Charles de Gaulle (The Last Great Frenchman) and cricketer Donald Bradman.

Review:

Fascinating SUNDAY TIMES Magnificent THE CRICKETER It would be stupid to say I enjoyed or agreed with every word, every sentence, and every nuance, but I honestly believe it is a splendid production SIR DONALD BRADMAN Sir Donald Bradman was not just the best cricketer ever, but the best sportsman the world has seen Simon Barnes, The TIMES

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