Author: Peter Radford
Publisher: Headline Review
ISBN: 9780747264903
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
On 1st June 1809 Captain Robert Barclay undertook what was then the greatest sporting feat ever attempted - to walk 1000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas. Six weeks later, exhausted and on the verge of collapsing, he completed his challenge and instantly became the most famous sporting figure of Regency times.