Title:
Speed kings : the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world / Andy Bull.
ISBN:
9781592409099
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2015]
Physical Description:
xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
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.
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.
Conference Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn916684647
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
