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Speed kings : the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world Cover Image Book Book

Speed kings : the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world

Bull, Andy (Sportswriter) (Author).

Summary: Traces the efforts of four American athletes from disparate backgrounds to win the gold medal for bobsledding during the 1932 Olympics, profiling how the American public, deep in the grip of the Great Depression, rallied around their achievements. --Publisher's description.

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  • ISBN: 9781592409099
  • ISBN: 1592409091
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2015]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-279) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: The kid -- A new sport -- The playboy -- A call for volunteers -- The musician? -- The race -- A man with a mission -- The boxer -- The new US team -- The Suicide Club -- The final -- The next big thing -- The war begins -- The last flight of Billy Fiske -- Epilogue.

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Subject: Bobsledding United States History 20th century
Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.)
Bobsledders United States Biography
Olympic Winter Games.
Bobsledders
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Genre: Biography.
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