Andrew Speno

Author of The Great American Foot Race: Ballyhoo for the Bunion Derby!

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Andrew Speno is a teacher and the author of The Great American Foot Race. He enjoys cooking, listening to live music, attending live theater, and playing Go. He and his family live in Cincinnati.

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The Great American Foot Race: Ballyhoo for the Bunion Derby! (2017) 32 copies, 1 review

The Many Lives of Eddie Rickenbacker (Biographies for Young Readers) (2020) 2 copies

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The Great American Foot Race: Ballyhoo for the Bunion Derby! by Andrew Speno

The 1920s were an age of extravagance, exuberance, and excessive athletic stunts, including the Transcontinental Foot Race. The engaging narrative of the competitors’ crosscountry journey is supported with photos and documents from the event. Includes The Bunion Derby Map, Source Notes, Bibliography, Index.

Jul 23, 2021