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FLANAGAN'S RUN

by | Read by Rupert Degas

Fiction • 16.25 hrs. • Unabridged • © 1982

In 1931, wheeler-dealer, gambler, and promoter Charles Flanagan offers an enormous jackpot to the winner of the first-ever Trans-America race. Over 2,000 people sign on, including professional and amateur athletes; ordinary, out-of-shape folks hit hard by the Depression; a contingent of Hitler Youth; a burlesque dancer; and many others. Tom McNab’s 1982 novel chronicles far more than a cross-country footrace, and narrator Rupert Degas keeps the 3,000-mile journey exciting, exhilarating, and exhausting. Degas gives substance to McNab’s detailed character snapshots with impeccable accents and energetic personality shifts. His narration of the constantly changing American landscape—the Rockies, the Mojave, the Great Plains—provides a keen sense of place. Degas’s sensitive performance of this epic adventure makes the listener the clear winner. Liner notes that include bios and an essay by McNab accompany the CD edition. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2010]

Trade Ed. • Naxos AudioBooks • 2010

CD ISBN 9781843793649 $62.98 • Thirteen CDs

DD ISBN multiple sources

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