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ix Illustrations Photos 1. Cover from Official 1929 Program • 3 2. Johnny Salo commissioned as a Passaic city police officer • 6 3. Johnny Salo being sworn in as a Passaic city police officer • 7 4. Andy Payne, from Official 1929 Program • 9 5. Pete Gavuzzi wearing his Bunion Derby race number • 15 6. Arthur Newton, England • 16 7. Arthur Newton and Pete Gavuzzi racing together in Canada • 17 8. Unidentified man and Leonard Lewis #39 • 20 9. Official race bib, Leonard Lewis • 21 10. C. C. Pyle’s Cross Country Follies • 25 11. Frank “Black Dan” Hart • 27 12. Charley Pyle, 1926 • 30 13. Charley Pyle, 1929 • 31 14. John Stone • 37 15. Eddie “the Sheik” Gardner • 45 16. Eddie Gardner crossing the Free Bridge into Missouri • 76 17. Jim Thorpe • 82 18. Eddie Gardner on Route 66, Oklahoma, 1928 race • 92 19. Runners finishing in Breckenridge, Texas, Photo 1 • 112 20. Runners finishing in Breckenridge, Texas, Photo 2 • 113 21. Muddy road in Texas • 117 22. Johnny and Amelia Salo, Superior, Arizona, 1929 • 140 x • Illustrations 23. Johnny Salo’s legs • 141 24. Arthur Newton, final competitive run, England • 181 25. Director General Charley Pyle • 183 Maps 1. 1929 route, New York City to Los Angeles • 10 2. 1929 route, Elizabeth to Baltimore • 13 3. US Route 40 • 38 4. 1929 route, Baltimore to Wheeling • 39 5. 1929 route, Wheeling to Collinsville • 54 6. 1929 route, Collinsville to Chelsea • 79 7. 1929 route, Chelsea to Dallas • 96 8. 1929 route, Dallas to Pecos • 108 9. 1929 route, Pecos to El Paso • 122 10. 1929 route, El Paso to Yuma • 131 11. 1929 route, Yuma to Los Angeles • 151 Tables Table 1. Finishers, 1929: 3,553.6 Miles in 78 Days • 173 Table 2. Top Ten Finishers, 1928: 3,422.3 Miles in 84 Days • 174 Table 3. List of Runners Who Completed Both • 174 ...

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