Summary
The untold story of Johnny Day, Australia’s first international sports hero - a tale of mishap, adventure, chase, chance and luck - from one of Australia’s finest writers.
At the age of ten, a small boy from Ballarat named Johnny Day became Australia’s first international sporting hero. Against adult competition he wooed crowds across continents as the World Champion in pedestrianism, the sporting craze of the day.
A few years later, in 1870, he won the Melbourne Cup on a hors…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143778073 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143778072 |
| Author: | Robert Drewe |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 21mm |
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Robert Drewe
Robert Drewe is the author of eight novels, four books of short stories, two plays, two memoirs and four other works of non-fiction. His work has been widely translated, won national and international prizes and been adapted for film, television, theatre and radio.
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