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Author:

Bascomb, Neal, author.

Title:

The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile / Neal Bascomb.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Scholastic Focus,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

201 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 22 cm

Subject:

Bannister, Roger.
Landy, John,--1930-2022.
Santee, Wes.
Runners (Sports)--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Running--Records--Juvenile literature.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation.
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports.
Bannister, Roger.
Landy, John,--1930-
Santee, Wes.
Runners (Sports)
Running.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Records (Sports)
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.
"Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile.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:

1338628461
9781338628463

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1280405908

LCCN:

2021020013

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