Flanagan's Run
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set against the backdrop of Depression-era America, Flanagan's Run is a rollicking historical novel that chronicles an extraordinary transcontinental footrace across the United States. Promoter C.C. Flanagan assembles a motley crew of international runners — from hardened athletes to desperate drifters — and sets them loose on a gruelling 3,000-mile trek from Los Angeles to New York. McNab, himself a celebrated athletics coach, brings an unmatched authenticity to the competition, vividly capturing the physical punishment, camaraderie, and fierce rivalry that unfold mile by mile. Rich in period detail and brimming with memorable characters, the novel paints a sweeping portrait of a nation on its knees, united momentarily by the spectacle of human endurance. Exhilarating and warmly humorous, it stands as one of the finest sports novels ever written.
Author: Tom Mcnab
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Hodder and Stoughton
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set against the backdrop of Depression-era America, Flanagan's Run is a rollicking historical novel that chronicles an extraordinary transcontinental footrace across the United States. Promoter C.C. Flanagan assembles a motley crew of international runners — from hardened athletes to desperate drifters — and sets them loose on a gruelling 3,000-mile trek from Los Angeles to New York. McNab, himself a celebrated athletics coach, brings an unmatched authenticity to the competition, vividly capturing the physical punishment, camaraderie, and fierce rivalry that unfold mile by mile. Rich in period detail and brimming with memorable characters, the novel paints a sweeping portrait of a nation on its knees, united momentarily by the spectacle of human endurance. Exhilarating and warmly humorous, it stands as one of the finest sports novels ever written.