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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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130000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Performer |
Read by Eric Meyers. |
| Summary |
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. Exotic, exciting, and brutally dangerous, it was the must-see event of the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, the first Winter Games on American soil. Bobsledding required exceptional skill and extraordinary courage-qualities the American team had in abundance. There was Jay O'Brien, the high-society playboy; Tippy Grey, a scandal-prone Hollywood has-been; Eddie Eagan, world champion heavyweight boxer and Rhodes Scholar; and the charismatic Billy Fiske, the true heart of the team, despite being barely out of his teens. In the thick of the Great Depression, the nation was gripped by the story of these four men, their battle against jealous locals, treacherous US officials, and the very same German athletes they would be fighting against in the war only a few short years later. Billy, in fact, went on to talk his way into the Royal Air Force-despite their Brits-only policy-and was there to fight the Nazis during the Battle of Britain. King of speed to the end, he would become the first American fighter pilot killed in WWII. The exploits of Billy and his teammates make up a story that spans the globe, from Golden Age Hollywood to seedy New York gambling dens, to the most fashionable European resorts, the South Seas, and beyond. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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"Penguin Audio." |
| Summary |
Traces the efforts of four American athletes from disparate backgrounds to win the gold medal for bobsledding during the 1932 Olympics, profiling how the American public, deep in the grip of the Great Depression, rallied around their achievements. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Bobsledding -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.)
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Bobsledders -- United States -- Biography.
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History.
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History. |
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Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Meyers, Eric, 1959- narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Bull, Andy (Sportswriter). Speed kings New York, New York : Books on Tape, [2015] 9781101926772 (NjBwBT)bl2015042881 |
| ISBN |
9781101926789 : $95.00 |
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1101926783 : $95.00 |
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