The Boston Marathon
Paul C. Clerici
(Author)
Bill Rodgers Four-Time Boston Marathon Winner
(Foreword by)
Description
Many things compose the Boston Marathon-Olympians, record holders, Greek gold-dipped wreaths, running hamburgers and fries, statues, snow, trailblazers, and Heartbreak Hill. Paul C. Clerici's Images of Modern America: The Boston Marathon tells the expansive story of the oldest continuously run marathon and showcases over 165 images that span the decades. From Clarence DeMar, both Johnny Kelleys, Roberta Bobbi Gibb, and John Hancock to Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Ibrahim Hussein, Bob Hall, and Ernst van Dyk; from Kathrine Switzer's literal run-in with Jock Semple to the 1970s running boom, the centennial celebration, and Meb Keflezighi's restoration victory, this global footrace and gathering of community is presented in a display of vibrant, historical, and exciting images, some of which from private collections rarely seen and some never-before published.
Product Details
Price
$24.99
$23.24
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Publish Date
March 02, 2020
Pages
96
Dimensions
6.3 X 9.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781467104579
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About the Author
Paul C. Clerici is the bestselling author of Born to Coach: The Story of Bill Squires, the Legendary Coach of the Greatest Generation of American Distance Runners (Meyer + Meyer Sport Publishers), Oregon Running Legend Steve Prefontaine: In the Footsteps of the U.S. Olympic Athlete, Activist and Icon (The History Press), Images of Modern America: The Boston Marathon (THP), A History of the Falmouth Road Race: Running Cape Cod (THP), Boston Marathon History by the Mile (THP), Journey of the Boston Marathon (Cheers Publishing, China) and History of the Greater Boston Track Club (THP). He is a journalist, public speaker, media guest, documentary film contributor, writer, photographer and former newspaper editor and sports editor. Race director of the Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk, he has competed in nearly every distance from the mile to the marathon--including two triathlons and forty-three marathons (the Boston Marathon twenty-three years in a row)--and has won several running age group and Clydesdale awards.
