New PDF release: The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic

By Meghan McCarthy

From Megan McCarthy the award-winning writer of Pop! and Earmuffs for Everyone comes the quirky, attention-grabbing, and encouraging tale of perseverance and the significance of sportsmanship set on the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon.

It used to be 1904 and St. Louis used to be proud to host the World’s reasonable and America’s First Olympics. millions of individuals got here by way of automobile, via teach, via boat. a part of the Olympics used to be a wild, wacky marathon. Forty-two racers registered, thirty-two confirmed up, and of the 3 racers vying for the end line: on drove half means, one used to be helped through his running shoes over the road, and one used to be a postman who travelled from Cuba and ran in road outfits that he bring to a halt to appear like shorts. How they ran and who received is a narrative of twists and turns that in simple terms wouldn’t be believed if it weren’t precise! And it truly is! discover who received during this wacky and well-researched photo e-book all concerning the ancient Olympic Marathon of 1904.

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