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The Race of the Century : the Battle to Break the Four-minute Mile by Neal Bascomb; Overdrive Inc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile , an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible — the perfect four-minute mile. Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle-grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future. There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swag

Who reads The Race of the Century : the Battle to Break the Four-minute Mile?

Author

Neal Bascomb; Overdrive Inc

Publisher

Scholastic Corporation

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781338628494

Category

nonfiction