At Last He Comes: The Greatest Race In History
by Norman Harris
2021-06-06 02:37:29
At Last He Comes: The Greatest Race In History
by Norman Harris
2021-06-06 02:37:29
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 ...
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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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