The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile / Neal Bascomb.
Record details
- ISBN: 1338628461 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781338628463 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781338628463
- ISBN: 1338628461
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Focus, [2022]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary, etc.: | "There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete. Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport"-- Provided by publisher. "Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile.There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete.Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport"-- Provided by publisher. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 and up Scholastic Focus. Grades 10-12 Scholastic Focus. |
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Subject: | Bannister, Roger. Landy, John, 1930- Santee, Wes. Runners (Sports) > Biography > Juvenile literature. Running > Records > Juvenile literature. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Willimantic Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Willimantic Public Library | YA 796.42 BAS (Text) | 34036150931271 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |