Manchester United: The Biography
The complete story of the world's greatest football club
$33.10
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2009
Summary
Manchester United: The Biography will do for the football team what Peter Ackroyd did for London in his huge bio of the same name. The book follows the club’s extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as Premier League and European champions.
The key stages in United’s history will, of course, be covered: the Munich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being killed; becoming the first Engli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751539110 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751539112 |
| Author: | Jim White |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
“When historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United Football
A rich and thoroughly enjoyable tapestry - Sunday Business Post
All encompassing yet readable - Irish TimesWhen historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United Football Club, White will be a good place to start - Financial TimesAbout The Author
Jim White
Jim White is an award winning sports journalist and long time columnist, first for the Guardian and now the Daily Telegraph. He is the author of You’ll Win Nothing With Kids.
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