The Legend of Mick the Miller: Sporting Icon of the Depression. This item is unavailable.The Legend of Mick the Miller: Sporting Icon of the Depression

Paperback edition of the highly-acclaimed biography of sporting icon Mick the Miller, the best known and best loved dog in British history. Mick's story amounts to a fairy tale. Bred by a gambling-mad priest, Mick emerged from the backwoods of Ireland to sweep all before him. As a youngster he survives a killer disease to win Derbies and break records at will; as a veteran he fights back from injury to bow out before 70,000 adoring fans with victory in the St Leger over a distance considered inappropriate for an ageing greyhound. Mick was a freak of nature. He won by cunning and brainpower more than raw speed. In retirement he capitalises upon this intelligence and becomes a role model for Red Rum and Desert Orchid by earning a living on the celebrity circuit, even meeting the King and Queen. But Mick goes one better, starring in his own feature film - which he steals from the 'real' actors.

Michael Tanner was born in Oxford in 1947. After attending a local grammar school he went up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where in addition to gaining a B.A. (Hons) in geography he represented the University on numerous occasions on the rugby field. He was a schoolmaster for 18 years prior to writing full-time. Besides making countless contributions to the racing press, he has a dozen racing books to his name, as well as working with George Duffield on his autobiography, Gentleman George.