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Conquerors of Time
Author(s): Lynn McConnell (Author)
- Publisher: SportsBooks Ltd
- Publication Date: 8 Oct. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1899807888
- ISBN-13: 9781899807888
Book Description
During the Depression in the 30s, one aspect of society was booming: track and field became hugely popular, above all, the mile run. This book chart the period between the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and the infamous Nazi Games in Berlin four years later. The main figures are New Zealander Jack Lovelock (also claimed by Britain), US racers Jack Cunningham and Gene Venzke, Italy’s Luigi Beccali, Britain’s Jerry Cornes and Canadian-British Guianan Phil Edwards. These four years provided fascinating racing, culminating in the spectacular Olympics 1500 metres final won by Lovelock.
