Half-time : the glorious summer of 1934
Winder, Robert2016
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Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, greedy for inspiring distractions, these heroic efforts made for a heady spectacle. Together, these three contests and these three singular life stories weave a vivid portrait of an England that has faded from view.
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Half-time : the glorious summer of 1934 / Robert Winder.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2016.
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xx, 248 pages ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472908940 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796'.0942'09043796.094209043
Language:
English
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BRN:
2295898
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