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Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world.

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Katchen has created a microcosm of twentieth-century track history. [His] exploration of the immigrant experience, especially the vehicles of assimilation, has universal appeal. - Pamela Cooper, author of The American Marathon

Abel Kiviat National Champion TwentiethCentury

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      Publisher: Syracuse University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/07/2009
      ISBN13: 9780815609391, 978-0815609391
      ISBN10: 0815609396

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world.

      Trade Review
      Katchen has created a microcosm of twentieth-century track history. [His] exploration of the immigrant experience, especially the vehicles of assimilation, has universal appeal. - Pamela Cooper, author of The American Marathon

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