The great American foot race : ballyhoo for the Bunion Derby! /
"[I]ntroduces young readers to a fascinating, little-known event--the Transcontinental Foot Race--which came to be known as the Bunion Derby. It is set in 1928, the height of the Roaring Twenties--a time of optimism, a time of excess, and the Age of Ballyhoo. . . More than 100 men of all races...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Honesdale, Pennsylvania :
Calkins Creek,
[2017]
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: | "[I]ntroduces young readers to a fascinating, little-known event--the Transcontinental Foot Race--which came to be known as the Bunion Derby. It is set in 1928, the height of the Roaring Twenties--a time of optimism, a time of excess, and the Age of Ballyhoo. . . More than 100 men of all races and nationalities started the race in California and faced all manner of obstacles--from extreme weather to poor food and living conditions, to prejudice to injury--to make the cross-country journey across the United States, ending in New York City."-- |
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Physical Description: | 176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Audience: | 9-18. 4-12. 1100 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781629796024 1629796026 |