A colourful, eventful and quirky look at the history of Celtic FC, with
a narrative that's as much a human story as a footballing one.
Celtic Football Club's story is laced with drama and excitement,
featuring a host of colourful individuals and a social history matched
by few, if any, football clubs.
In "Celtic: Pride and Passion," Lisbon Lion Jim Craig and Pat Woods, a
historian of the club, take a fresh look at several lesser-known
episodes in Celtic's history, including: the fascinating link between
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and a dramatic Ne'erday match at Celtic
Park; the unforgettable night the 'playboy of the Eastern world' lit up
Parkhead with a performance that helped to sow the seeds for a
revolution at the club; the remarkable story of a trophy that was such a
source of friction that the club kept it locked in a safe; and the
pivotal year in which the rivalry between Celtic and Rangers took on a
darker hue. They also recount the revealing story, told through the eyes
of the European press, of how Celtic captivated a continent in the annus
mirabilis of 1967.
"Celtic: Pride and Passion" is a book that no discerning fan of Celtic
Football Club will want to be without.
