Product Description
by Lynne Hapgood (Author)
Eddie Hapgood, Footballer is the rollercoaster story of Eddie's life as Arsenal idol and national hero. By the late 1930s, the ugly shadows of fascism, Nazism and looming war were bearing down on the beautiful game, and Hapgood found himself in a public fight for justice and respect. In this gripping memoir we discover the real Eddie Hapgood.
Author Biography
Lynne Hapgood is Eddie Hapgood's daughter. She studied English at Bristol University before being awarded a PhD and beginning an academic research career. When she retired in 2008, she had time at last to draw on a lifetime of experience as a member of a famous footballer's family and write Eddie Hapgood, Footballer: a memoir about her father and her family, and her first book about football.
