A Sporting Nation
| Author | : Paul Cliff |
| Publisher | : National Library Australia |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780642107046 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0642107041 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (041 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Sporting Nation by : Paul Cliff
Download or read book A Sporting Nation written by Paul Cliff and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 1999 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sporting Nation will appeal equally to the serious sports enthusiast and mainstream reader. Its main text comprises excerpts from the Library's oral history recordings, with additional features by Olympian Marlene Mathews, and Eric Rolls and Marion Halligan.Twenty-six richly illustrated features present a broad and popular sweep through the nation's sporting culture, opening with a recollection of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and a survey of the Sydney 2000 Games by Marlene Mathews.
