Name: The Great Billy Butlin Race: The First and Only Footrace From John O'Groats to Land'S end (en Inglés)
Price: 18070.00 CLP
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Author: Robin Richards
ISBN: 9781913432089

portada The Great Billy Butlin Race: The First and Only Footrace From John O'Groats to Land'S end (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Stairwell Books

Autor

Robin Richards

Año

2021

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

182

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781913432089

Categorías

Reino unido
Siglo xx - c. 1900-c. 1999
Historia de europa

The Great Billy Butlin Race: The First and Only Footrace From John O'Groats to Land'S end (en Inglés)

Robin Richards (Autor) · Stairwell Books · Tapa Blanda

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How a Russian doctor and Billy Butlin brought Britain to the side of the road"I very much enjoyed this book. A wonderfully accessible look at the development and history of marathons, with particular emphasis on the difficult and enigmatic Barbara Moore." Wishing ShelfIn 1960, Britain was swept by a craze for marathons, embodied in an eccentric 56-year-old Russian: motorcycle champion, former Leningrad death row inmate, radical dietician Dr Barbara Moore. Keen to exploit this new fad, holiday camp pioneer Billy Butlin organised the first and indeed only walking/running race from John O'Groats to Land's End. Despite opposition, 715 participants started off, with the hardiest captivating the nation during that drab winter. A fascinating and quirky story of daring, entrepreneurship, and good old 'British pluck': a story that deserves re-telling for the modern audience.The first chapter of The Great Billy Butlin Race (titled The Footsloggers), was shortlisted for the inaugural Writers &Artists Working-Class Writers' Prize.