Olympic Marathon - A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race - Hardback - 1997

A complete history of the most famous race in the Olympic Games - the marathon. Beginning with the legends of ancient Greece, this book traces the process of reviving the Olympic movement, including the establishment of the marathon - the only event specifically created for the 1896 Olympics.
Year of publication: 1997
Pagination: 192 pages, illustrations, photographs, bibliography, index
Format: Hardback