Peter allen westfield biography of donald

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Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. He focuses mostly on the career of Mr Date, only pausing to note certain events in his personal life such as birthdays and his wedding. It is clear throughout the book he did his research thoroughly and with much enjoyment. The prologue flounders around a bit, and I got the impression that Mr Allen wasn't really sure where to start on this story.

I admit I skipped over to chapter one after only getting a few pages in. Chapter one opens with a history of the birth of football in Northern NSW. From this point, the story of Mr Date is a fascinating one.

Peter allen westfield biography of donald

Mr Allen does a great job of including many other great players of that era and how their careers paralleled Reg Date's. It is obvious Mr Allen is a big Reg Date fan, first and foremost. This lends itself favourably to the book in some ways and unfavourably in others. It's rare a great career goes by without some kind of controversy and Reg Date's is no exception.

Author Page. Popular Recent. Invincibles the Legend of Bradmans 4 copies. Images of Bradman 1 copy. Work Explorer. Birthdate Gender male. Set in Australia in the s, Victor dreams of meeting his hero, Don Bradman. Belongs to Series My Australian Story You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data. Don Bradman and Me. References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English None. Victor McDonald is cricket mad. No library descriptions found. Book description Victor McDonald is cricket mad. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, he even gets to meet him.