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Track and Field Writers of America's Book of the Year "Great read .... Evokes a time and place that many of us remember well, and provides insight for those who came after. "--Tom Jordan, author of Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine... Read Full Overview

In 1968, perhaps the finest US Olympic men's track-and-field team ever stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos in Mexico City. But in competition no single athlete mirrored the free-thinking... Read Full Overview

In 1968, perhaps the finest US Olympic men's track-and-field team ever stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos in Mexico City. But in competition no single athlete mirrored the free-thinking... Read Full Overview