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The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

Meghan Mccarthy

3.73/5 (321 ratings)

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It was 1904 and St. Louis was proud to host the World’s Fair and America’s First Olympics. Hundreds of thousands of people came by car, by train, by boat. Part of the Olympics was a wild, wacky marathon. Forty-two racers registered, thirty-two showed up, and of the three racers vying for the finish line: one drove part way, one was helped by his trainers over the line, and one was a postman who travelled from Cuba and ran in street clothes that he cut off to look like shorts. How they ran and who won is a story of twists and turns that wouldn’t be believed if it weren’t true! And it is! Find out who won in this picture book all about the historic Olympic Marathon of 1904.

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Edition:: Illustrated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1481406396

ISBN13:: 9781481406390

kindle Asin:: B00Z7C1URI

The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

Meghan Mccarthy

3.73/5 (321 ratings)

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It was 1904 and St. Louis was proud to host the World’s Fair and America’s First Olympics. Hundreds of thousands of people came by car, by train, by boat. Part of the Olympics was a wild, wacky marathon. Forty-two racers registered, thirty-two showed up, and of the three racers vying for the finish line: one drove part way, one was helped by his trainers over the line, and one was a postman who travelled from Cuba and ran in street clothes that he cut off to look like shorts. How they ran and who won is a story of twists and turns that wouldn’t be believed if it weren’t true! And it is! Find out who won in this picture book all about the historic Olympic Marathon of 1904.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1481406396

ISBN13:: 9781481406390

kindle Asin:: B00Z7C1URI

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