Race Across America by Charles B Kastner

Race Across America by Charles B Kastner

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Summary

On April 23, 1929, the second annual Transcontinental Foot Race across America, known as the Bunion Derby, was in its twenty-fifth day. Eddie ""the Sheik"" Gardner, an African American runner from Seattle, was leading the race. Kastner traces Gardner's remarkable journey from his birth in 1897 to his success as a long-distance runner.

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Race Across America by Charles B Kastner

On April 23, 1929, the second annual Transcontinental Foot Race across America, known as the Bunion Derby, was in its twenty-fifth day. Eddie the Sheik Gardner, an African American runner from Seattle, was leading the race. Kastner traces Gardner's remarkable journey from his birth in 1897 to his success as a long-distance runner.
Charles B. Kastner is a long-distance runner and the author of The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace across America.
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ISBN 13 9780815610991
ISBN 10 0815610998
Title Race Across America
Author Charles Kastner
Series Sports And Entertainment
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Year published 2020-01-30
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.