Cross Country Journal

Lee Evans and the turbulent 1960s

The Last Protest: Lee Evans in Mexico City
by Frank Murphy
$24.00

For anyone wishing to relive — or to become better acquainted with — the great running careers of Lee Evans, as well as Tommie Smith, John Carlos and other teammates and to relive — or get a real flavor for — the turbulent times in which those careers took place, this is the book.

The author had this to say: "In the three books I have written about running, this book is the closest to my personal experience. This generation of athletes is the last to compete before the great changes swept through the sport of track and field. As a young teenager, I watched their performances with an interest bordering on obsession. Upon completing the first edit of the manuscript, Annette Pierce was astute enough to recognize the essential message in the book. These guys, she said, you love."

Elsewhere in this catalog you will find Frank Murphy's other two books on running: "A Cold Clear Day" and "The Silence of Great Distance."

$24.00 The Last Protest