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The Night The Music Died: How a Bunch of Bushies Forged Rugby League
The Night The Music Died: How a Bunch of Bushies Forged Rugby League by Ian Head is a lively non‑fiction account that traces the early days of Australian rugby league and the colorful characters who shaped the sport. Written in an engaging narrative style, the book blends biography, local history and sport‑culture insight for readers interested in Australia’s athletic heritage.
Head’s storytelling captures the grit and camaraderie of the “bushies” who helped establish rugby league, offering both factual detail and vivid anecdotes that appeal to sports enthusiasts and history buffs alike. The text is suitable for young adults and adults who enjoy true‑story memoirs and regional Australian narratives.
Published in 2014 as a trade paperback, this Australian‑origin title sits comfortably in the Biographies & True Stories, History and Sports categories, making it a solid addition to any collection focused on rugby, Australian culture or memoir literature.
The book is in good condition with a tight binding and clean, tidy pages. Minor foxing appears on the closed‑book edge, the first and last paper edges, and a few rare page edges, but there are no dog‑ears, writing, or smoke damage, and it comes from a smoke‑free home.