Home Before Dark: The story of Les Darcy, a great Australian hero by Ruth Park & Rafe Champion

Who was Les Darcy? How did he becomes one of Australia's
most revered sporting icons? Can the real person be found
behind the myths and misinformation that have accumulated
since his birth in 1895?

This is the story of a battler, a lovable and modest young
man from a disrupted home. He conceived the ambition
to become a world champion and set his family up for
life. Blessed with peerless physique and stamina, Darcy
overwhelmed all opposition in Australia. In the United
States, with his dream within reach, he met an opponent
he could not master.

Ruth Park and Rafe Champion have brought alive this
high-spirited young champion, showing how his life was
shaped by momentous events abroad and desperate
personalities at home. Les Darcy's life was short but he
lived it to the full because he expected to die young.

Genres: Nonfiction - Biography - Australia - Sport - Boxing
Condition: Good
Published: First published 1995. This edition published 1997 by Penguin Books.
Pages: 366
ISBN: 014026131
Weight: 370g