Project Gutenberg 2012-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 46 Duffield, J. W. Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner Produced by Donald Cummings, Rod Crawford and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner" by J. W. Duffield is a fictional story written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the character Bert Wilson, a college athlete who excels in running and is gearing up for a chance to compete in the prestigious Olympic Games. The excitement builds as Bert participates in various races, faces challenges both on and off the track, and showcases his determination and physical prowess. The opening of the book introduces readers to Bert's thrilling victory in a modified marathon race during an intercollegiate meet, where he emerges as a champion amid fierce competition. Following his triumph, Bert is celebrated by his peers and his trainer, Reddy, who praises his exceptional running skills. The beginning also hints at Bert's strong friendships with fellow students Dick and Tom, showcasing camaraderie and support as they prepare for future competitions. As Bert continues his training regimen, he demonstrates an indomitable spirit and readiness to face the upcoming Olympic trials, setting the stage for further adventures and challenges in pursuit of athletic glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39870/39870-h/images/cover.jpg en College students -- Juvenile fiction Marathon running -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 307438 307447 2024-09-16T16:46:08.415869 2023-09-17T11:00:38.913165 text/html text/html 320457 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166984 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 183176 2024-09-16T16:46:13.136849 application/epub+zip 184883 2024-09-16T16:46:09.154885 application/epub+zip 184883 2024-09-16T16:46:08.769900 application/epub+zip 290408 2024-09-16T16:46:16.585830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259726 2024-09-16T16:46:12.711878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259758 2022-09-18T09:11:33.460648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273083 272982 2024-09-16T16:46:07.883894 2023-09-17T11:00:38.407190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 272834 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106879 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 272826 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106861 2012-05-31T08:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19800 2024-09-16T16:46:16.729844 application/rdf+xml 21548 2024-09-16T16:46:08.853880 image/jpeg 3374 2024-09-16T16:46:08.810875 image/jpeg 165920 2024-09-16T16:46:08.444875 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog