02274cam a2200301 4500 1650195508 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781338801866 1338801864 0028919396 Axis360 TxAuBib Bascomb, Neal. The Race of the Century [Boundless]. Unabridged. Scholastic, 2022. Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation ofone of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achievethe impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile.There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, aftersuffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was ayoung English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australianfamily; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete.Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestsellingadult account adapted for young adults delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of thetwilight years of the golden age of sport. Format: Acoustik. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Track & Field; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports. Teen - Grade 10-12, Age 15-18. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-08 20:00:03. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Sports & Recreation Extreme Sports. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Sports & Recreation Track & Field. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreation. Lawlor, Patrick, narrator. https://hslibrary.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0028919396 TXHSP