In Search of Will Carling by Charles Jacoby

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In Search of Will Carling by Charles Jacoby

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This is an account of the journey undertaken by three upper-class English rugby fanatics, from London to South Africa, to see the 1995 Rugby World Cup. This book, as well as being a travelogue, analyzes the spirit of rugby, its essential Englishness, and how flimsy Old World values are today.

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In Search of Will Carling by Charles Jacoby

In October 1994, Red Walsh from the west coast of Ireland, British cavalry officer George Wilson-Fitzgerald, photographer Emma Tindal and author and journalist Charles Jacoby set off from London to drive to the Rugby World Cup in Africa. It was a journey taking seven months over 16,000 miles, and taking them through swamps and deserts. This is the story of their trip, of the helpful and unhelpful people, animals and events that they encountered. It is an account of oddball, upper-class Englishmen and a diminutive Irish girl descending into the scorching remains of the former Empire, with only the World Cup as their beacon.

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ISBN 13 9780671854553
ISBN 10 0671854550
Title In Search of Will Carling
Author Charles Jacoby
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Year published 1997-06-02
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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