Showdown at Shepherd's Bush : the 1908 Olympic marathon and the three runners who launched a sporting craze /

"The epic clash of an Irish-American, Italian, and Onondaga-Canadian that jump-started the first marathon mania and heralded the modern age in sports The eyes of the world watched as three runners--dirt poor Johnny Hayes, who used to run barefoot through the streets of New York City; candymaker...

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Main Author: Davis, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012.
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