When Running Made History

by Roger Robinson and Roger Robinson

Book Overview

Robinson takes readers on a globe-trotting tour that combines a historian's in-sight with vivid personal memories going back to just after World War II. From experiencing the 1948 "Austerity Olympics" in London as a young spectator to working as a journalist in the Boston Marathon media center at the moment of the 2013 bombings, Robinson offers a fascinating first-person account of the tragic and triumphant moments that impacted the world and shaped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815611005
• ISBN13: 9780815611004
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 6.2"