A stirring account of athleticism in the face of adversity follows the remarkable journey of three young men-John Landy, Wes Santee, and Roger Bannister-who suffered defeat at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 but nevertheless vowed to break the four-minute mile, training tirelessly to accomplish their goal. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. Additional Details \N AUTHOR : BASCOMB, NEAL BOOK TYPE : NF BRAND : BASCOMB, NEAL LANGUAGE : ENGLISH NUMBER OF PAGES : 322 PUBLISH DATE : 2005/04/06 PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : MRNER PUBLISHER NAME : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHER STATUS CODE : OS RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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