The American Marathon

by Pamela Cooper

Book Overview

Boston established a footrace but New York City created a marathon culture that annually draws tens of thousands of runners to each of the major American events.

The American Marathon is the first in-depth study of the marathon as a cultural performance that has as much power to unite communities across lines of race, ethnicity, class, and gender as it does to empower individuals. This book encompasses more than a century, from the fledgling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815605730
• ISBN13: 9780815605737
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"