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title: "Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze Hardcover – June 19, 2012"
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price: "$200802"
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# Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze Hardcover – June 19, 2012

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- **What is this?** Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze Hardcover – June 19, 2012 by david davis
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## Customer Reviews

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    Great history of early Olympic marathoning
  

*by K***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 1, 2012*

For those interested in the origins and early history of Olympic marathoning--indeed, the birth of the long distance running movement--this is a wonderful book. And by "early history" I do not mean Pheidippides of ancient Greek days, although he does make a cameo appearance in this handsomely-written, well-researched, well-told story. The story focuses on the 1908 London Olympic Games Marathon, featuring three top runners of the time, all with compelling stories--notably an Italian, Dorando Pietri, who nearly dies while trying to finish what was then considered to be (and still is, to some degree) an impossibly long way to run. It would have been nice to see more accounts of racing in the early part of the book, which is largely devoted to setting the stage for the drama in London. But starting with the Games Marathon (which is written, in a stylistic change of pace, in the present tense), the author more than makes up for this with a series of terrific accounts of exciting post-London races. Showdown at Shepherd's Bush centers mainly on the early 20th century; my suggestion to Davis and his publisher would be to do a follow-up book, focusing on say, Frank Shorter's epic 1972 Olympic Games Marathon win and use that as a springboard to bring us up to date on the story of the modern running and marathoning movement. I'd read that book too.

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    Like "Duel in the Sun" for 1908
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2015*

Davis has provided a fascinating and detailed story of not just the 1908 Olympic Marathon, but of the early days of marathoning, social stigmas attached to the pastime, and an insight into the men who took part in marathons at the turn of the twentieth century. Some have complained on here that the author goes off on tangents or rambles. Maybe those reviewers are not accustomed to reading scholarly work. While Davis does at times veer off onto tangents, they are all relevant to the primary focus of the chapter/sections. Excellent book. Well worth a read for fans of sport history, runners, and history buffs in general.

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    I liked the product very much! It was exactly what I wanted. Product was delivered fast, was as described and received professio
  

*by C***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2013*

What a great read and much detail! I liked the product very much! It was exactly what I wanted. Product was delivered fast, was as described and received professional service!

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