The Ballad of Les Darcy: Library Edition

from mbmackay

Sad tale of the gifted boxer who became famous at the same time as the conscription debate of 1915. He wanted to box on for a while, including in America, to financially set up his family, but became the target of abuse for not volunteering for service - white feathers and all. He stowed away for...

from mbmackay

Sad tale of the gifted boxer who became famous at the same time as the conscription debate of 1915. He wanted to box on for a while, including in America, to financially set up his family, but became the target of abuse for not volunteering for service - white feathers and all. He stowed away for...

from waltzmn

Slow down. Take a deep breath. That's what I constantly felt like telling PeterFitzSimons as I went through this book. It all feels so rushed. Of course, Les Darcy was rushed himself. A child of a large Catholic family in Australia, he started boxing serious at age fifteen, was probably the bes...