Invictus
Author : John Carlin
Publisher : Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-08-01
ISBN 10 : 9781848874404
Pages : 288 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (874 downloads)
Download Invictus in PDF Full Online by John Carlin and published by Atlantic Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks faced New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks, more was at stake than a sporting trophy. When Nelson Mandela appeared wearing a Springboks jersey and led the all-white Afrikaner-dominated team in singing South Africa's new national anthem, he conquered the hearts of white South Africa. Invictus tells the extraordinary human story of how that moment became possible. It shows how a sport, once the preserve of South Africa's Afrikaans-speaking minority, came to unify the new rainbow nation, and tells of how - just occasionally - something as simple as a game can help people to rise above themselves and see beyond their differences.