Running Uphill: The Fast, Short Life of Canadian Champion Harry Jerome

Harry Jerome was among the greatest runners the world has ever seen. He battled serious injuries, racism and periodically a hostile domestic press as he smashed numerous world records and represented Canada at the Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan-American Games through the 1960s. Running Uphill: The Short, Fast Life of Harry Jerome is the first biography ever published of this important Canadian, who stands as a genuine hero for Canada’s Black community. (http://www.lonepinepublishing.com/cat/9781896124131 2007-07-07)