People of the Boot: Triumphs and Tragedy of Australian Jews in Sport by Dashiel Lawrence and Ashley Browne

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with all external stickers removed. Partial date due slip on inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker.

Jews have made a unique and profound contribution to the Australian sporting landscape. Among them: are world champions, rugby internationals, AFL premiership winners, test cricketers, Olympic medallists and countless administrators who have kept major clubs and codes afloat.

Yet their part in the on-field and off-field narrative of Australian sport has been left unwritten. Until now.

People of the Boot: The Untold Stories of Australian Jews in Sport tells the remarkable and unheralded stories of how an ethnic community forged their distinct path in Australian sport. It draws together some of Australia's brightest journalists, sports writers, editors, researchers and broadcasters to offer fresh insights into a remarkable tale of multicultural success. (publisher blurb)