'A History of Bradford City AFC in Objects' by John Dewhirst is the first volume in the bantamspast 'History Revisited' series. This 344 page, all colour publication includes a wealth of memorabilia, relics and souvenirs covering the eleven decades of the club's existence. The author - who has written and contributed to numerous books about Bradford City - provides a detailed history about the Bantams provide a unique perspective. Hunter Davies acclaimed the book by saying that 'this is the best illustrated history of any club I have ever read'. Tweets: #bcafcobjects
'Reinventing Bradford City' by Jason McKeown is the second volume in the bantamspast 'History Revisited' series. It tells the story of the last thirty years since the re-opening of Valley Parade and the club's rollercoaster ride through the divisions via the Premier League and Wembley. Taking 12 of the biggest games from the past 30 years, author Jason McKeown - who manages the popular Width of a Post website - tells the story of a glorious and turbulent era for the club. Featuring interviews with the likes of Sturt McCall and Phil Parkinson, this is a definitive account of how Bradford City has continued to reinvent itself. Tweets: #reinventingbcafc
'Room at the Top' by John Dewhirst is the third volume in the bantamspast 'History Revisited' series. He narrates the origins of sport in Bradford and the emergence of football in the nineteenth century. Bradford is remembered as a centre of industrial revolution but it was also the home of a sporting revolution and by 1890 its leading football club was said to be the richest in England. 'Room at the Top' explains how Bradford became gripped by football, why it was rugby and not soccer, the origins of the different clubs and where they played. Dewhirst also gives the reasons for the blood feud between the Park Avenue and Valley Parade rivals. This is a definitive history and never before has there been such a detailed account of Bradford sport and of how it shaped a local identity. Tweets: #roomatthetop
'Life at the Top' also by John Dewhirst provides the sequel to 'Room at the Top' and explains how rugby came to be abandoned at Park Avenue and Valley Parade and the renewal of a rivalry in the Football League between Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue. Never before has the rivalry been satisfactorily explained not the reasons why the two clubs changed codes twice in succeeding decades. Discover the real reasons for the secession from the Rugby Union, how soccer was introduced to Bradford and the controversy of merger discussions in 1907. Tweets: #lifeatthetop
Each book costs £20. A limited number of hard cover editions are available at £30 each. Further details fromjohndewhirst.wordpress.com.
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