Rose of Soweto : the Dingaan Thobela story / Deon Potgieter.

"The Rose of Soweto is the authorised biography of one of Soweto's and South Africa's most famous sporting sons, Dingaan Thobela. Written by respected boxing journalist, Deon Potgieter, it traces Dingaan's life from his early days growing up in Soweto to his monumental rise in world boxing, culminat...

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Main Author: Potgieter, Deon
Language:English
Published: Johannesburg : Penguin, 2009.
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Physical Description:xi, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color portraits ; 20 cm
Format: Book

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