Speed Kings : The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the World

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154680303321
• Autore: Bull Andy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: East Rutherford : , : Penguin Publishing Group, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 0-698-19394-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 pages)
• Disciplina: 796.9/52
• Soggetti: Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: The kid -- A new sport -- The playboy -- A call for volunteers -- The musician? -- The race -- A man with a mission -- The boxer -- The new US team -- The Suicide Club -- The final -- The next big thing -- The war begins -- The last flight of Billy Fiske -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: A story of risk, adventure, and daring as four American bobsledders race for the gold in the most dangerous competition in Olympic history. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled toward war, speed was all the rage.Bobsledding, the fastest and most thrilling way to travel on land, had become a sensation.