Running with Fire: The True Story of Chariots of Fire Hero Harold Abrahams - For - Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

Running With Fire: The true story of Harold Abrahams by Mark Ryan (Paperback, 2012)

5.01 product rating

Goldstone Books (885983)

99.3% positive Feedback

Price:

£8.72

Free postage

Estimated delivery Wed, 7 May - Mon, 12 May

Returns:

60 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

Very Good

PUBLISHER: Robson Press. PUBLICATION DATE: 2012-04-12. Acceptable - Very well read. Reading copy only. May have significant wear and tear and contain notes & highlighting. AUTHOR: Foreword by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,Mark Ryan.

About this product

Product Information

Immortalised in the film 'Chariots of Fire', Harold Abrahams remains one of the all-time-great British Olympians. But his true story, told for the first time in this official biography, is in many ways even more dramatic and moving than the distorted version previously seen on the big screen. Although it is true that Abrahams overcame anti-Semitism to become Britain's first 100 metres Olympic champion in 1924, Mark Ryan's powerful book reveals just how much more Harold suffered - and had to sacrifice - on a personal level before he reached the top. His book how disgracefully Harold was treated by his own side in the build-up to Hitler's Berlin Olympics of 1936. Two remarkable love stories provide the back-drop to Abrahams' struggle to reach these two historic Games, first as an athlete and then as a pioneering broadcaster. Both romances highlight the mental fragility usually masked by Harold's physical prowess and apparent confidence. As the story races on, the reader is able to share Abrahams' excitement as he realises that Roger Bannister has what it takes to break the four-minute-mile barrier, and befriends the runner who soon begins his assault on the Everest of athletics. And finally, Ryan shows how Harold not only helped to shape the modern-day rules of the sport as an influential administrator, but also did more than any man to make athletics popular in this country. In the build-up to London 2012, there has never been a better time to celebrate Harold Abrahams' unique story.