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On March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to New York City. The Bunion Derby, as the press dubbed the event, was the brainchild of sports promoter Charles C Pyle. He promised a $25,000 grand prize and claimed the competition would immortalize US Highway Route 66.

Bunion Derby The 1928 Footrace Across America

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On March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to... Read more

    Publisher: MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico
    Publication Date: 10/30/2007 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780826343017, 978-0826343017
    ISBN10: 0826343015

    Number of Pages: 264

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    On March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to New York City. The Bunion Derby, as the press dubbed the event, was the brainchild of sports promoter Charles C Pyle. He promised a $25,000 grand prize and claimed the competition would immortalize US Highway Route 66.

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