| Description |
xiv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : the age of endurance -- The bunion derby -- Ballyhoo -- A deceptive road -- California dreaming -- On your mark -- Go! -- Odd company -- Racing Arizona -- Arizona anxiety -- New horizons, New Mexico -- Weathering the storm -- Home sweet home -- Slow going -- Rough going -- Into Indiana -- Fancy footwork -- Last legs -- Waiting game -- Epilogue : end of the line. |
| Summary |
The riveting narrative of an incredible foot race across America, the men brave or foolish enough to attempt it, and C.C. Pyle, the legendary sports promoter who masterminded the event. |
| Subject |
Running races -- United States -- History.
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Pyle, Charles C., 1882-1939.
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Sports promoters -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781594863196 hardcover |
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1594863199 hardcover |
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