{"product_id":"the-wildest-race-ever-the-story-of-the-1904-olympic-marathon-9781481406390","title":"The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Megan McCarthy the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePop! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEarmuffs for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e comes the quirky, fascinating, and inspiring story of perseverance and the importance of sportsmanship set at the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was 1904 and St. Louis was proud to host the World's Fair and America's First Olympics. Hundreds of thousands of people came by car, by train, by boat. Part of the Olympics was a wild, wacky marathon. Forty-two racers registered, thirty-two showed up, and of the three racers vying for the finish line: on drove part way, one was helped by his trainers over the line, and one was a postman who travelled from Cuba and ran in street clothes that he cut off to look like shorts. How they ran and who won is a story of twists and turns that only wouldn't be believed if it weren't true! And it is! Find out who won in this wacky and well-researched picture book all about the historic Olympic Marathon of 1904.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeghan McCarthy is the award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eEarmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDaredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCity Hawk: The Story of Pale Male\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSeabiscuit the Wonder Horse\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll That Trash\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAction!\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at Meghan-McCarthy.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566564315410,"sku":"9781481406390","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd5b11b3-06d1-4124-8b7c-c5f3d09c377a.jpg?v=1731902103","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wildest-race-ever-the-story-of-the-1904-olympic-marathon-9781481406390","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}