The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile
Title
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The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile
Personal Author EPSB
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Neal. Bascomb
Summary
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"There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete. Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport"--
Other Title
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Battle to break the 4 minute mile
Year Published
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2022
Series
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True stories in focus
Physical Description
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201 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Note
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YA adaptation of The perfect mile.
Personal Subject
:
Bannister, Roger-Fiction.
Landy, John, 1930-2022-Fiction.
Santee, Wes-Fiction.
Subject
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Runners (Sports) -- Fiction.
Running -- Records -- Fiction.
Summary
:
"There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete. Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
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9781338628463
Publisher
:
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2022.
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Edmonton Christian High | 796.42 BAS | Book | 30905000124739 | Non-Fiction |