Eric Liddell is famous for being the man who would not compromise his religious principles and refused to compete in the Olympics on a Sunday - despite the fact that he was the red hot favourite for the gold. Instead he entered a different event that was not being competed on the Sabbath... and won a gold anyway. One of Scotland's finest athletes, Liddell was feted throughout the United Kingdom. At the height of his fame, however, he slipped quietly out of the limelight to become a missionary in China, where he later came to an unpleasant end in a Japanese internment camp.
| ISBN: | 9780752443522 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2007 |
| Author: | Sally Magnusson |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: sport Olympic and Paralympic games Athletics, gymnastics and related sports Sport: general |
Eric Liddell is famous for being the man who would not compromise his religious principles and refused to compete in the Olympics on a Sunday - despite the fact that he was the red hot favourite for the gold. Instead he entered a different event that was not being competed on the Sabbath... and won a gold anyway. One of Scotland's finest athletes, Liddell was feted throughout the United Kingdom. At the height of his fame, however, he slipped quietly out of the limelight to become a missionary in China, where he later came to an unpleasant end in a Japanese internment camp.
The Flying Scotsman features in the following genres: Biography: sport, Olympic and Paralympic games, Athletics, gymnastics and related sports, Sport: general
The Flying Scotsman is available in Paperback
The Flying Scotsman was written by Sally Magnusson and published by The History Press
The Flying Scotsman has 192 pages
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