Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze

by David Davis

Book Overview

The epic clash of an Irish-American, Italian, and Onondaga-Canadian that jump-started the first marathon mania and heralded the modern age in sports The eyes of the world watched as three runners--dirt poor Johnny Hayes, who used to run barefoot through the streets of New York City; candymaker Dorando Pietri; and the famed Tom Longboat--converged for an epic battle at the 1908 London Olympics. The incredible finish was contested the world over when...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312641001
• ISBN13: 9780312641009
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"