Melbourne Cup 1930: How Phar Lap Won Australia's Greatest Race
The four days preceding the infamous 1930 Melbourne Cup are retold in this thrilling account. When Phar Lap, a celebrated racehorse, generated unprecedented excitement among the public, bookmakers were filled with dread--a victory for the favorite would cost them enormously. In an incident ripped from a gangster movie, a gunman tried to shoot Phar Lap on a quiet suburban street. With his life in danger and those closest to him terrified, the champion was spirited away to a secret location while one of the city's most celebrated detectives searched for the culprits. Even an hour before the jump, Phar Lap's whereabouts remained a mystery, and w…
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Weitere Autoren: Thompson, Peter
- ISBN: 978-1-74114-750-6
- EAN: 9781741147506
- Produktnummer: 2200212
- Verlag: Allen & Unwin
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 220 S.
- Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.1 cm x D2.8 cm 318 g
- Gewicht: 318
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Geoff Armstrong and Peter Thompson are co-authors of the bestselling Phar Lap also from Allen & Unwin.
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