AT LAST HE COMES: THE GREATEST RACE IN HISTORY
It is London 1908, and the huge crowds will not be seen again until London 2012. But it has been a controversial and often unhappy Olympics, riven by American-British tensions. The marathon has promised to rise above the ill-feeling. It has taken on a life all of its own, and been hyped as “the greatest long-distance race in the history of the world”. And so it proves, as its climax goes beyond the hype, introducing quite unimaginable drama…. and yet greater controversy.
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AT LAST HE COMES: THE GREATEST RACE IN HISTORY
It is London 1908, and the huge crowds will not be seen again until London 2012. But it has been a controversial and often unhappy Olympics, riven by American-British tensions. The marathon has promised to rise above the ill-feeling. It has taken on a life all of its own, and been hyped as “the greatest long-distance race in the history of the world”. And so it proves, as its climax goes beyond the hype, introducing quite unimaginable drama…. and yet greater controversy.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781491800485 |
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| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication date: | 08/07/2013 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 124 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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