Lindrum: The Uncrowned King
Australian History Biography Sports History Young Adult Non-Fiction Cue Sports Collectibles & Memorabilia Illustrated Chronicles
Lindrum: The Uncrowned King is the only comprehensive biography of Walter Lindrum—Australia’s greatest-ever billiards champion and, statistically, the most dominant cue-sports player in history. Across 492 illustrated pages, granddaughter Janne Clara Lindrum blends family archives, rare match reports and never-before-published photographs to trace how a boy from the Victorian goldfields became a world-record machine who once scored 4,137 in a single two-hour session. Written for both young adults and adult readers, the book reads like a fast-paced sporting chronicle while still delivering the meticulous shot-by-shot statistics that collectors and historians crave.
What makes this particular copy irresistible is that it has been hand-signed by the author herself, turning an already scarce title into a unique piece of Australiana. First released in 2016 and long out of print, the paperback is now traded internationally for well above its original cover price; owning a signed, very-good-condition copy from a smoke-free home is therefore a genuine investment as well as a gripping read. Whether you cue up for leisure or simply love true stories of forgotten legends, this edition offers the extra thrill of holding a book personally inscribed by the woman who inherited Walter Lindrum’s legacy.
Beyond the sport, the biography is a vivid social history: readers ride the Orient Express with Walter, watch him play simultaneous exhibitions for British royalty, and witness how two world wars, immigration restrictions and media rivalries shaped Australia’s first global sports superstar. Illustrated with vintage posters, cue blueprints and family snapshots, Lindrum: The Uncrowned King is perfect for collectors of sporting memorabilia, devotees of Australian history, or parents searching for a young-adult nonfiction title that proves practice, precision and grit can still rewrite the record books.
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