Speed kings
Bull, Andy2015
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In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. Exotic, exciting and above all dangerous, it was by far the most popular event at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. It required an abundance of skill and bravery. And the four men who triumphed at those Games lived the most extraordinary lives. This is their story, of loose living, risk-taking and hell-raising in an age of decadence.
Main title:
Speed kings / Andy Bull.
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Imprint:
London : Bantam Press, 2015.
Collation:
392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780593073766 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.952092796.952796.952092273
Language:
English
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BRN:
851930
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