xxxiii, 827 pages, 16 pages of color plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 811-813) and index.
Contents
Forewords / Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers -- Foreword / Amby Burfoot -- Foreword / Shalane Flanagan -- Why They Come Back to Boston -- Introduction : Death in the Eye -- 1897-1909 The First Marathon Runners -- 1910-1919 The Great War Decade -- 1920-1929 The Running Twenties -- 1930-1939 The Depression Years -- 1940-1949 More War Years -- 1950-1959 No More Plodders -- 1960-1969 Times They Are A-Changin' -- 1970-1979 The Boom Years -- 1980-1989 The Last Amateurs, The New Professionals -- 1990-1995 New World Order? -- 1996-1999 Boston Marathon History -- 2000-2009 Y2K? -- 2010-2016 Terrorism Comes Back to Boston -- The Boston Marathon and Commitment to Film -- Appendix of Men's and Women's Winners -- Unofficial Era -- Why They Will Always Come Back to Boston -- Appendix A: Boston Marathon Winners -- Appendix B: Runners' Affiliations.
