Speed kings: the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world 9780698193949, 0698193946

Traces the efforts of four American athletes from disparate backgrounds to win the gold medal for bobsledding during the

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Speed kings: the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world
 9780698193949, 0698193946

Table of contents :
The kid --
A new sport --
The playboy --
A call for volunteers --
The musician? --
The race --
A man with a mission --
The boxer --
The new US team --
The Suicide Club --
The final --
The next big thing --
The war begins --
The last flight of Billy Fiske --
Epilogue.

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