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Trade Review
"A fascinating tale." * New York Times Book Review *
"A gripping portrayal of [Billy] Garland’s marathon campaign to get the Games." * Los Angeles Times *
“Wonderfully written narrative. . . . Recommended." * CHOICE *

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Author’s Note

Prologue: Billy’s Parade

1 Billy’s Migration
2 LA on the Cusp
3 The Quest
4 A Foot in the Door
5 The Hand of Man
6 Rome, 1923
7 The Great Migration
8 Protecting the Image
9 A Bolt from the Blue
10 Planting a Seed
11 Then Came the Crash
12 Berlin, 1930
13 A Sacred Duty
14 Desperate Hours
15 Competing Narratives
16 Playing His Cards
17 A Lush New World
18 A Parallel Universe
19 The Games
20 A Footing in the World

Epilogue

Acknowledgments
Notes and Sources
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 29/10/2019
      ISBN13: 9780520298583, 978-0520298583
      ISBN10: 0520298586

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "A fascinating tale." * New York Times Book Review *
      "A gripping portrayal of [Billy] Garland’s marathon campaign to get the Games." * Los Angeles Times *
      “Wonderfully written narrative. . . . Recommended." * CHOICE *

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations
      Author’s Note

      Prologue: Billy’s Parade

      1 Billy’s Migration
      2 LA on the Cusp
      3 The Quest
      4 A Foot in the Door
      5 The Hand of Man
      6 Rome, 1923
      7 The Great Migration
      8 Protecting the Image
      9 A Bolt from the Blue
      10 Planting a Seed
      11 Then Came the Crash
      12 Berlin, 1930
      13 A Sacred Duty
      14 Desperate Hours
      15 Competing Narratives
      16 Playing His Cards
      17 A Lush New World
      18 A Parallel Universe
      19 The Games
      20 A Footing in the World

      Epilogue

      Acknowledgments
      Notes and Sources
      Bibliography
      Index

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