Boston Marathon: The First Century of the World's Premier Running Event
- ISBN-10
- 0880114797
- ISBN-13
- 9780880114790
- Series
- Boston Marathon
- Category
- Boston Marathon
- Pages
- 635
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers
- Author
- Tom Derderian
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