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A story of risk, adventure, and daring as four Americans race to win the gold medal in the most dangerous competition in Olympic history. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled toward war, speed was all the rage, and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. Exotic, exciting, and above all dangerous, it was the must-see event of the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, the first Olympic Games on American soil. Bobsledding required exceptional skill and extraordinary courage—qualities the American team had in abundance. They were four friends who came together for the first and only time for this one competition. There was the high-society playboy Jay O'Brien and the has-been Hollywood star Tippy Grey, both neck-deep in scandal. Then there was Eddie Eagan, who grew up poor but became one of the brightest lawyers in New York and one of the best boxers on the planet. And the heart of the team was...Pages of Speed Kings :