A Man In A Hurry

A Man in a Hurry is one man's athletic journey from the Gold Rush to the Jazz Age, the story of

a dreamer, schemer and ladies man who met with Presidents and royalty, crooks and knaves.

With its colourful detail, historical context and readable style, this groundbreaking work is an

important addition to the sports literature canon.



Nick Harris is chief sports news correspondent of the Mail on Sunday, editor of sportingintelligence.

com and SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year.



Helen Harris is journalist by training and former national press officer for Britain's largest natural history charities.



Paul Marshall is an historian who became interested in Victorian race-walking when researching the life of an

ancestor. He is editor of kingofpeds.com.