Calling the horses : a racing autobiography : 25 years on
O'Sullevan, Peter, 1918-2015
Books, Manuscripts
For decades Peter O'Sullevan was one of the iconic sports commentators, providing the soundtrack for half a century of horseracing as he called home such legends of the sport as Arkle, Nijinsky, Red Rum and Desert Orchid. His rapid-fire commentary seemed to echo the sound of horses' hooves, and it was not long before he became known as 'The Voice of Racing'. But in addition to his legendary status as a TV personality, Peter O'Sullevan was also a notable journalist and much-admired writer, and it is a measure of his standing both within and beyond the world of racing that his compulsively readable autobiography 'Calling the Horses', first published in 1989, reached the top of the Sunday Times non-fiction bestseller list.
Main title:
Calling the horses : a racing autobiography : 25 years on / Peter O'Sullevan.
Author:
O'Sullevan, Peter, 1918-, author
Edition:
[Updated] edition.
Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2015.London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2015.
Collation:
488 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
This edition originally published: 2014.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781473606883 (pbk)
Dewey class:
798.40092
Local class:
798.40092 OSU
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1798379