Author: | Norman Harris | ISBN: | 9781491800485 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse UK | Publication: | August 7, 2013 |
Imprint: | AuthorHouse UK | Language: | English |
Author: | Norman Harris |
ISBN: | 9781491800485 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse UK |
Publication: | August 7, 2013 |
Imprint: | AuthorHouse UK |
Language: | English |
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.
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.