Arthur's Boys: The Golden Era of New Zealand Athletics

Stock Code:
BAE2152
Price:
$25.00

Description

Arthur's Boys: The Golden Era of New Zealand Athletics- Joseph Romanos. "Sports writer Joseph Romanos has delved into one of the richest periods of achievement in New Zealand sport in researching Arthur's Boy's, the story of Arthur Lydiard, the world's greatest athletics coach, and his stable of Olympic champions and world record-holders. Romanos recalls the achievements of Peter Snell, Murray Halberg, Bill Baillie, Barry Magee and John Davies, and recaptures the pride New Zealanders felt at the world-shattering performances of these superb athletes. He traces their careers through to their moments of athletic glory and tells readers of their lives since. It's not just a book about races and records. Each of Arthur's Boys was a personality in himself. Read about the hair-raising antics of Bill Baillie the pilot, Barry Magee's adventures with a group of alligators at Karachi Zoo, Peter Snell's quest for a new life in academia im the United States, Murray Halberg's spiritual experience at the Rome Olympic stadium two years before the 1960 Olympics, John Davies riding an elephant down the main street of his home town... Unlike many sports books, Arthur's Boys goes well beyond the realm of pure sport. The story is set in the 1950s and early 60s, when there were still trams in many towns, when we stood in picture theatres for God Save the Queen, when Aunt Daisy was a national media celebrity. There is much nostalgia as we look back on those times, and that forms the backdrop to Arthur's boys, an era of New Zealand that can never be repeated." The dust jacket has medium general wear with scuffs and some tape repair but overall in a good condition well kept and looked after.

Details

  • Author:
    Romanos, Joseph
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Moa Beckett (NZ)
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good Minus
  • Binding:
    Hardcover
  • Location:
    Sport 8
  • ISBN:
    1869581202
  • Size:
    4to
  • Pages:
    215
  • Publish Date:
    1994
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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