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When Football Was Football: Arsenal: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club
Paul Joseph
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Description for When Football Was Football: Arsenal: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club
Paperback. Now for the first time in paperback, and using photographic and written archives of the "Daily Mirror" (including unseen material), this book takes us on a nostalgia-packed journey through the club's evolution from its beginnings as a south London munitions factory team, through the nurturing of some of the game's fabled characters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 220. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 786.
So comprehensively has Arsene Wenger rebranded Arsenal Football Club that it is possible to forget the 100-plus years of history that came before him. Yet there remain curious parallels that glue together the club's past and present: just as the modern team is built on outsiders, born far from the confines of N5, so too was the original side of 1886, created by economic migrants from the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland, looking to prosper in London. Now for the first time in paperback, and using photographic and written archives of the "Daily Mirror" (including rare and unseen ... Read more
So comprehensively has Arsene Wenger rebranded Arsenal Football Club that it is possible to forget the 100-plus years of history that came before him. Yet there remain curious parallels that glue together the club's past and present: just as the modern team is built on outsiders, born far from the confines of N5, so too was the original side of 1886, created by economic migrants from the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland, looking to prosper in London. Now for the first time in paperback, and using photographic and written archives of the "Daily Mirror" (including rare and unseen ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Yeovil, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857337313
SKU
V9780857337313
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Paul Joseph
Paul Joseph began his career as a news and sports correspondent before entering the niche world of luxury book publishing. He has helped produce giant-sized, limited-edition books on subjects as diverse as Pele, luxury yachts, New York and Pink Floyd. His crowning moment has been travelling across Brazil to track down the iconic World Cup-winners of 1970. He has written ... Read more
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