Ellison Tarzan Brown: The Narragansett Indian Who Twice Won the Boston Marathon

by Michael Ward

Book Overview

Ellison "Tarzan" Brown was one of America's premier marathon runners during the 1930s and 1940s. This volume tells the story of his life from the beginning of his budding career in the early 1930s through his untimely death in 1975.

With his unorthodox approach to the sport and his spectacular finishes, Tarzan Brown quickly became something of a legend in racing. Inevitably, he became the subject of stories that were not always entirely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786424168
• ISBN13: 9780786424160
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher