Hugh Buggy
Auteur de The real John Wren
Œuvres de Hugh Buggy
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The Real John Wren par Hugh Buggy
Commissioned by the Wren family to counter the fictional portrait of the controversial Melbourne businessman, John Wren, presented in the pro-Communist novel "Power Without Glory" by Frank Hardy. It was published three years after the death of its author Hugh Buggy. Publisher's Note: "The material in this book ... has never before been published in its entirety in book form. It was originally compiled ... for a series on John Wren for the now defunct Melbourne Argus and was written in the early 1950s". It is introduced by John Wren Jr, son of the subject, and features a foreword by late Arthur Calwell written when he was Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party. Released as a trade paperback, a small number of presentation copies were hard bound with dustcover.… (plus d'informations)
A year by year account of the club. Wonderfully rich in detail, especially for the early years of the club. There are numerous details about the early history of the game, its administration and the evolution of the rules and style of play – some of which may not be accurate in the light of more recent research approaches and techniques. Contains 32 pages of black and white pictures.
A rare item. Copy held by Monash University Library. Includes an article about Melbourne football club player Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott who was killed while on active service during World War 2.
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