
Duel in the Sun
Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon
John Brant(Author)
Rodale Press
Will be published approx. on 6. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-59486-628-9 (ISBN)
Description
The 1982 Boston Marathon was great theater: Two American runners, Alberto Salazar, a celebrated champion, and Dick Beardsley, a gutsy underdog, going at each other for just under 2 hours and 9 minutes. Neither man broke. The race merely came to a thrilling, shattering end, exacting such an enormous toll that neither man ever ran as well again. Beardsley, the most innocent of men, descended into felony drug addiction, and Salazar, the toughest of men, fell prey to depression. Exquisitely written and rich with human drama, John Brant's Duel in the Sun brilliantly captures the mythic character of the most thrilling American marathon ever run—and the powerful forces of fate that drove these two athletes in the years afterward.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Emmaus, PA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
8-PAGE BLACK & WHITE INSERT
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59486-628-9 (9781594866289)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
03/2007
1st Edition
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
€8.99
Available for download
Person
JOHN BRANT has written regularly for Runner's World since 1985 and has been a contributing editor for Outside magazine since 1992. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and National Geographic Adventure, among other publications. The Runner's World feature, on which this book is based, was included in Best American Sports Writing 2005. Brant lives in Portland, Oregon.