McNab, T.: Flanagan's Run (Unabridged)

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1. Chapter 1: Los Angeles - 00:06:26
2. There were only three miles to Los Angeles… - 00:05:33
3. 'Your name, mister?' asked an attractive blonde girl… - 00:06:12
4. Chapter 2: Flanagan Meets the Press - 00:05:36
5. 'But the Coliseum, boss? Two thousand men…' - 00:09:02
6. 'James Ferris, The Times of London.' - 00:07:03
7. Carl Liebnitz, of the New York Times… - 00:07:15
8. 'Munaur, Paris Match. Is there any truth…' - 00:06:44
9. Chapter 3: The Broo Park - 00:06:34
10. Then, after two years at the mine… - 00:06:08
11. Hugh felt the hair on the back of his neck rise… - 00:06:29
12. 'I'd like you to see someone,' said Stevie… - 00:06:23

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1. Hugh did not even glance at him… - 00:04:39
2. The 'tanner-a-man' matches were desperate affairs… - 00:05:00
3. Meanwhile Jimmy G. had kept the final part… - 00:05:47
4. Chapter 4: The Press Meets Doc Cole - 00:06:40
5. He had gone bald early in middle-age… - 00:06:51
6. 'Carl Liebnitz.' The thin panama-hatted journalist… - 00:06:33
7. 'What do you mean by only racing the last…' - 00:07:19
8. Chapter 5: The Start - 00:06:15
9. '… Go!' The explosion of the gun… - 00:05:54
10. The race had already divided into four… - 00:05:16
11. The area beyond the bannered finish… - 00:06:16
12. Oddly enough, they did not act like competitors… - 00:07:55
13. Chapter 6: The Girl from Minsky's - 00:05:02

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1. 'Sit down, Miss…?' said Flanagan… - 00:06:08
2. Flanagan slowly poured out two further glasses… - 00:06:03
3. 'Well,' said Doc at last. 'You certainly do…' - 00:07:26
4. Chapter 7: Morgan's Story - 00:06:46
5. Sharpe blew smoke into the icy air… - 00:05:59
6. Only his instincts kept him in contention… - 00:06:00
7. A hush fell upon the crowd. Morgan turned… - 00:06:41
8. Chapter 8: Across the Mojave - 00:06:06
9. They were now deep into the Mojave… - 00:05:51
10. Doc watched the first hundred-odd finishers… - 00:05:55
11. Kate had never realized that there were men like this… - 00:05:45
12. Chapter 9: Into the Devil's Playground - 00:04:55
13. Behind them, in thirtieth position, Doc could see… - 00:05:49

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1. Two miles ahead, Doc decided it was time… - 00:07:13
2. And Morgan. Morgan did not appear to acknowledge… - 00:07:30
3. An hour later Flanagan looked out of his caravan… - 00:07:47
4. There was a moment's silence, then another… - 00:04:57
5. Doc next drew out from his knapsack… - 00:05:39
6. Chapter 10: Cross-Country to Las Vegas - 00:08:03
7. 'A real ball-buster,' said Doc… - 00:06:03
8. Unaware of Flanagan's problems… - 00:05:52
9. Albert Koch looked up apologetically… - 00:05:51
10. As the rain lashed down, Kate was glad… - 00:05:07
11. Meanwhile Doc and Hugh tumbled crazily downstream… - 00:05:10
12. Chapter 11: The Meadow with Many Streams - 00:04:55
13. After that things had happened quickly - 00:05:19

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1. Las Vegas, 27 March 1931. - 00:07:07
2. 'Now see here, Mr. Flaherty,' he said… - 00:06:11
3. 'Vegas,' said Doc at last… - 00:05:47
4. 'Christ, you don't know the half of it…' - 00:06:18
5. In another corner of the tent Flaherty… - 00:09:04
6. 'What exactly do you intend, Mr. Clay?' - 00:08:21
7. Chapter 12: The Picnic Games - 00:06:02
8. Half an hour later Flanagan was to find out… - 00:05:43
9. The tall Texan, Kane, stood up… - 00:05:39
10. The two hundred miles into the town… - 00:06:53
11. Elsewhere in McPhee things were going… - 00:04:39
12. The crowd, composed mainly of Americans… - 00:07:43

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1. The caber itself weighed about a hundred and twenty pounds… - 00:06:25
2. 'I've got to give credit where credit is due…' - 00:05:49
3. 'A song,' he said again. - 00:04:37
4. Flanagan's mind, though blurred, sensed danger… - 00:05:52
5. Twenty minutes later all was ready… - 00:06:21
6. Chapter 13: Moment of Truth - 00:06:41
7. 'So how many do you reckon will make it…?' - 00:06:38
8. Hugh pulled down his sombrero… - 00:07:27
9. Morgan looked around him… - 00:07:00
10. 'Sprinting,' said Lord Farne loudly… - 00:06:22
11. This time Hugh did not sweat at all… - 00:06:03
12. Hugh shook his head… - 00:06:17
13. Chapter 14: Across the Rockies - 00:03:54

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1. In Europe, every nation with runners… - 00:06:20
2. 'Bullard,' Hoover mused… - 00:05:53
3. Muller and Stock, after a fruitless appeal… - 00:05:59
4. The field was telescoping… - 00:06:29
5. 'And what did you think of the idea?' - 00:05:57
6. At 10 a.m. next morning, 15 April 1931… - 00:06:01
7. Eventually the snow started to thin… - 00:08:17
8. Chapter 15: Denver: A Thousand Miles On - 00:06:05
9. 'Could you be just a bit more specific…?' - 00:06:31
10. Bill Campbell of the Glasgow Herald… - 00:06:28
11. Ernest Bullard decided that it was time… - 00:05:30
12. Doc Cole stood up, pre-empting Flanagan… - 00:07:13

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1. As the conference broke up… - 00:04:58
2. Hugh stood alone in the noisy, crowded room… - 00:04:38
3. Chapter 16: King of the Wharf - 00:05:26
4. Flanagan's mind travelled back… - 00:05:10
5. 'So what's that got to do with the Trans-America?' - 00:06:10
6. 'Perhaps it might help if I tell you…' - 00:07:50
7. 'And that's where Toffler comes in?' said Flanagan… - 00:07:33
8. The two men walked back slowly… - 00:08:22
9. Chapter 17: The Gamble - 00:06:38
10. 'I'll tell you so what,' Doc shouted… - 00:09:02
11. The rhythmic tapping of Dixie's typewriter… - 00:08:28
12. 2 May, 1931: Nine hundred and seventy eight men… - 00:04:29

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1. 'Thank God for that,' said Doc… - 00:07:11
2. Chapter 18: Doc in Trouble - 00:06:12
3. The cars of local sightseers blew dust… - 00:06:07
4. He scowled. Only ten miles… - 00:05:47
5. 1 May 1931: It was getting better. - 00:05:33
6. Two miles ahead, at the front of the pack… - 00:06:38
7. The boy, who could not have been more than nine or ten… - 00:07:59
8. Doc was as good as his word… - 00:06:57
9. Chapter 19: St Louis: Man versus Horse - 00:05:59
10. Men who themselves lack physical ability… - 00:05:57
11. Betting was now down to nine to one against… - 00:04:55
12. 1:30 p.m., 10 May 1931. - 00:07:10

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1. 1:45 p.m. Thurleigh, Morgan and McPhail… - 00:07:10
2. He felt the roughness of the grit of the track… - 00:07:47
3. 'Finished,' said Doc a moment later… - 00:07:01
4. 'Prepare yourselves, gentlemen.' - 00:07:44
5. Another bugle from the hillside… - 00:07:34
6. All in all, the city of St. Louis… - 00:06:39
7. 'One final matter,' he said… - 00:07:08
8. Chapter 20: The Big Fight - 00:06:56
9. Many men went down after the first punch… - 00:06:11
10. 'The booth fight of the century,' he bellowed… - 00:08:28

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1. It was like the old days, only Doc had never… - 00:05:59
2. He lowered his voice to a whisper… - 00:05:25
3. The two men gave the crowd… - 00:05:55
4. Somehow Morgan was able to keep on… - 00:07:03
5. Chapter 21: Showdown with Toffler - 00:07:20
6. 'Let me get this clear,' said Flanagan… - 00:07:19
7. Charles C. Flanagan was back in his rocking-chair… - 00:06:19
8. Lily looked at him… - 00:06:55
9. Chapter 22: Meeting Mr. Capone - 00:06:51
10. This time it was different… - 00:06:11
11. Like all industrial cities of the north… - 00:06:33
12. On his right, a black Ford limousine… - 00:06:35

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1. At 11 a.m. on the morning of 24 May… - 00:07:56
2. 'Well,' said Capone, 'what else do you want?' - 00:07:05
3. Chapter 23: End of the Road - 00:06:00
4. At the top the position changed almost daily… - 00:08:06
5. 'Wait a minute,' said Flanagan… - 00:05:56
6. 'So what are you going to do?' said Willard… - 00:05:31
7. Flanagan was not found, however… - 00:06:04
8. Edgar J. Hoover's flat, square face… - 00:06:57
9. 'Charles Rae, Washington Post.' - 00:08:02
10. Chapter 24: Marathon - 00:06:38
11. The Dorando marathon triggered… - 00:05:12
12. His concentration was broken by a knock… - 00:05:40

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1. 2:15 p.m. Saturday, 20 June 1931. - 00:05:27
2. Liebnitz found Maurice Falconer standing… - 00:05:58
3. Six miles in thirty-three minutes and nine seconds… - 00:05:59
4. Kate Sheridan saw the figures '220'… - 00:06:37
5. With five miles to go, as she crossed… - 00:07:30
6. Postscript - 00:01:52

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