Running in Borrowed Shoes: Thane Baker and the 1952 Summer Games - Couverture souple

Nicholson, Catherine Baker

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0875658695 ISBN 13 : 9780875658698

Editeur : Texas Christian University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Thane Baker grew up in the Kansas Dust Bowl. An Olympic medal winner from his small town gave seven-year-old Thane hopes for his own Olympic glory. Yet a work injury at age fourteen shoved steel behind his kneecap and ended his dreams. When new on his college campus, a coach allowed Thane to walk onto the track team. Three years later, Thane earned an unexpected berth on the 1952 United States Olympic Track and Field Team and traveled to New York City, Helsinki, Finland, and other European cities for competitions. Friendships grew between the American athletes in their six weeks together. Together, they faced hurdles of financial insecurity, racial inequality, chilly winds, and inadequate diets as they confronted the Soviet Union for the first time. Despite the obstacles, Thane, wearing borrowed socks and borrowed shoes, returned to his small town with an Olympic medal, forever changed by his experiences.

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À propos de l'auteur

Catherine Baker Nicholson had her own athletic career and won a collegiate national championship in the 800-meter run. She gave up the practice of law to raise and homeschool her four children, one of whom later died of brain cancer. Today, she lives in the Omaha, Nebraska, area with her husband and near her father, Thane Baker. Beginning each day with prayer, she studies, writes, volunteers, and adores her children and grandchildren.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texas Christian University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0875658695
• ISBN 13: 9780875658698
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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