Running for their lives : the extraordinary story of Britain's greatest distance runners
Whitaker, Mark (Historian)2013
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In 1928 two extraordinary Englishmen competed in an unprecedented and fearsome event - a transcontinental road race across America that required them to run an average of 40 miles for 80 consecutive days. They were to become the most famous long-distance runners in the world. This book tells their story.
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Author:
Whitaker, Mark (Historian), author
Imprint:
London : Yellow Jersey Press, 2013.
Collation:
358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780224082594 (pbk)0224082590
Dewey class:
796.4'25'0922796.42509B
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
617723
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