$32.95 (Trade paperback / Allen & Unwin / ISBN:9781741754995)
Tom Wills His Spectacular Rise And Tragic Fall
Great sporting prowess and a battle with alcohol. A charmer and
a rogue. A visionary who seemed bereft of insight into himself.
First-hand experience of racial tension. This could be a
contemporary story, but it's 150 years old. It's the the life of
Tom Wills, one of the most important sportsmen in the history of
Australia. He was a cricketer of international repute and creator
of Australian Rules football in 1858.
But Wills' story goes way beyond sport to become important social
history. Sent to rugby school at 14, he returned as a
self-sufficient worldly young man. His father was killed by
Aborigines in Queensland yet Wills went on to coach Aboriginal
cricketers who became the first Australian cricket team to tour
England. He was outspoken in the press on many social and political
issues. Yet despite so much success he took his life at age 44.
The sporting achievements of Tom Wills are well documented, but the real Wills has remained elusive until now. Greg De Moore brings this extraordinary man to life.
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