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The Last Protest: Lee Evans in Mexico City
South Alabama head cross country/track and field coach Lee Evans partnered with renowned track biographer Frank Murphy to tell the story of the former 400-meter record-holder's journey to become a champion at the 1968 Olympic Games.
360 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2006
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October 1, 2008
Now this is one of the best sports books I have ever read, definately theb best written one. The way Murphy describes the large number of races is like actually being there. Lee Evans was definately a great competitor and soially aware athlete. I just wished the author woould have given a little bit more insight on the Olympic games itself, which athletes took parts in the protest meetings and so on.
January 18, 2011
so well done! This is a book I'm savoring because the allusions and metaphors make me think, and it's mind-blowing to think it was only forty years ago.
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