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Author:

Whitaker, Mark.

Title:

Running for their lives : the extraordinary story of Britain's greatest distance runners / Mark Whitaker.

Publisher:

Yellow Jersey Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

358 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Gavuzzi, Peter.
Newton, Arthur F. H.--(Arthur Francis Hamilton),--1883-1959.
Long-distance runners--Great Britain--Biography.
Long-distance runners--United States--Biography.
Long-distance running--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-342) and index.

Contents:

'A chap called Newton' -- From amateur to professional -- Sport and endurance, fans and voyeurs -- Los Angeles to New York, 1928 -- New York to Los Angeles, 1929 -- 'The leading lights of the paid brigade' -- From exile in Canada to internment in Paris -- The scribe of Cottingham Chase -- Old age, poverty and recognition.

Summary:

You're unlikely to have heard of Britain's greatest long-distance runner. Despite being a world-class athlete, Peter Gavuzzi was consigned to obscurity. His heyday was in 1929, when he took part in the most extraordinary race ever held -- a transcontinental run across America. He covered an improbable 3,500 miles in just 78 days.

ISBN:

9780224082587 (hbk)
0224082582 (hbk)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)794204598

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)