Gil Dodds: The Flying Parson - Couverture rigide

Larson, Mel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1164470787 ISBN 13 : 9781164470786

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Gil Dodds: The Flying Parson is a biography written by Mel Larson about the life of Gil Dodds, a renowned American track and field athlete and Christian minister. The book explores Dodds' early years growing up in a small town in Illinois, his rise to fame as a runner at Wheaton College, and his record-breaking performances in various track events during the 1940s and 1950s.Larson delves into Dodds' personal life, including his marriage to his college sweetheart, his decision to become a minister, and his struggles with balancing his athletic career and religious calling. The author also examines Dodds' role in the evolution of American track and field during the mid-20th century, including his participation in the 1948 Olympic Games and his influence on the sport as a coach and commentator.Throughout the book, Larson portrays Dodds as a man of strong faith and conviction, who used his platform as an athlete to spread his religious message and inspire others. The Flying Parson is a compelling and inspiring account of a remarkable athlete and spiritual leader, whose legacy continues to influence both the worlds of sports and religion.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1164470787
• ISBN 13: 9781164470786
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 108
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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