Running With Fire The True Story Of Chariots Of Fire Hero Harold Abrahams by Harold Abrahams, Mark Ryan, Mark 9781849543484, 1849543488 instant download after payment.

Immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire, Harold Abrahams remains one of the all-time great British Olympians, but in many ways his true story is even more dramatic and moving than as portrayed on the big screen. Now, in this powerful and painstakingly researched biography, Mark Ryan vividly recounts the sprinter's struggles and triumphs, his private heartbreaks and his drive to win. He shows Abrahams' courage in the face of intense competition and prejudice, culminating in the BBC's extreme reluctance to send him - a Jew - as commentator to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin for fear of offending H.
Abstract: Immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire, Harold Abrahams remains one of the all-time great British Olympians, but in many ways his true story is even more dramatic and moving than as portrayed on the big screen. Now, in this powerful and painstakingly researched biography, Mark Ryan vividly recounts the sprinter's struggles and triumphs, his private heartbreaks and his drive to win. He shows Abrahams' courage in the face of intense competition and prejudice, culminating in the BBC's extreme reluctance to send him - a Jew - as commentator to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin for fear of offending H