01757nam 22004213 450 991015468030332120230807213128.00-698-19394-6(CKB)3710000000971855(MiAaPQ)EBC6107935(Au-PeEL)EBL6107935(OCoLC)1156210091(EXLCZ)99371000000097185520210901d2015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSpeed Kings The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the World1st ed.East Rutherford :Penguin Publishing Group,2015.©2015.1 online resource (343 pages)1-59240-909-1 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.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.Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.)Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.).796.9/52Bull Andy1245508MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154680303321Speed Kings2888641UNINA