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Andy Bull

Speed Kings

The Fastest Men in the World and the 1932 Winter Olympics

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WINNER OF THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSIn the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. Exotic, exciting and above all dangerous, it was by far the most popular event at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. It required an abundance of skill and bravery. And the four men who triumphed at those Games lived the most extraordinary lives.Billy Fiske was an infamous daredevil, blessed with a natural t… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4735-0862-0
  • EAN: 9781473508620
  • Produktnummer: 17458471
  • Verlag: Transworld Publishers
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
  • Seitenangabe: 400 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'383 KB

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Andy Bull is the Senior Sportswriter for the Guardian. This is his first book.

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