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Don Bradman - The Definitive Biography

Don Bradman - The Definitive Biography

Based on Exclusive Interviews with the Don

by Roland Perry
Hardback
Publication Date: 30/09/2014

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'In the summer of 1930 a cricketing machine, by the name of Donald Bradman, played havoc around the county grounds of England, pulverising the finest bowlers in the land, shattering records left, right and centre, and making a tour debut the like of which will surely never be seen again.' WH Ferguson, scorer for the Australians. Comprehensively researched, compelling and immensely readable, Don Bradman is the story of how the 'boy from Bowral' became one of Australia's most remarkable sporting heroes, inspiring our nation during the dark days of the Depression, the Second World War and beyond with world-record breaking scores and sensational innings - and establishing a reputation that endures to the present day. Based on exclusive interviews with Bradman himself, Perry's biography of the man who came to be known simply as The Don was widely acclaimed on first publication and reveals how his success was based on a crucial mixture of determination, ambition - and that extraordinary talent which was often described simply as 'genius'. PRAISE for THE DON (original title of DON BRADMAN) 'A sterling biography...one can almost feel the excitement that gripped cricket fans when he strode out to bat' Herald Sun, Melbourne 'A riveting and engrossing account of the life and times of cricket's mega hero... Bradman-like in research and presentation' Australian Cricket Magazine 'a magnificent book.' Total Sport Magazine, UK
ISBN:
9780733630644
9780733630644
Category:
Biography: sport
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-09-2014
Publisher:
Hachette Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
239x159x52mm
Weight:
1.04kg
Roland Perry

Roland Perry is one of Australia's most prolific and versatile authors. He has published 34 books: from biographies to books on politics, espionage, military history, royalty and sport, and including five novels. His sports books include biographies of Sir Donald Bradman, Steve Waugh, Keith Miller and Shane Warne.

His awards include the Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Award for non-fiction in 2004 for Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War, and Cricket Biography of the Year in 2006 from the UK Cricket Society for Miller's Luck: The Life and Loves of Keith Miller, Australia's Greatest All-rounder.

In 2011 Roland Perry was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, for services to literature, and was made a Fellow of Monash University. In 2012 he became Monash University's first Writer-in-Residence, lecturing PhD students on writing and Australian history.

In 2016 ABC Books published Céleste, the biography of the courtesan, countess and author Celeste de Chabrillan, and in 2018 ANZAC Sniper, the biography of Lieutenant General Sir Stanley Savige.

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