The Fast Men by Tom McNab

by Tom McNab

In the American West of the 1870s, two professional runners, Billy Joe Speed and Buck Miller, travel from Kansas City to Mexico amidst strange opponents, loaded odds, and their mentor-coach, Professor Moriarty

Paperback

First published July 17, 1987

Reviews

[Phil Munson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Running books I have ever read. As a distance runner and streak runner, amazingly entertaining.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book alot. It was a different type of story than I had ever read at the time. It involves some running con men in the old west who run, not fix, races for money. But they are tricky about it. I recommend it as something different than the norm.

[Shneapfla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wie "Trans-Amerika" ein Roman von/für Läufer.

Das einzige was mich stört sind die hohen Summen, die immer verwettet werden - eine Null weniger hätt's auch getan und dann sähen die Wetteinsätze nicht so übertrieben im Amerika des 19. Jahrhunderts aus.

[Vanessa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Life's too short - so I gave up on this 150 pages in. Too much unnecessary backstories on main characters, no action and no idea what the plot was going to morph into. Disappointing as it is very well written.