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Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness, and the quest for Olympic gold

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  • Running Time: 07:31 hrs
    Narrator: Stephen Mendel
    Publisher:
    Penguin Audio, 2014
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 07:31 hrs
    Narrator: Stephen Mendel
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Schultz, Mark
    Contributor: Mendel, Stephen
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
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    2014
    Summary:

    The riveting true story--soon to be the subject of a high-profile film--of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty. On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured. Foxcatcher is gold medal winner Mark Schultz's memoir, revealing what made him and his brother champion and what brought them to Foxcatcher Farms. It's a vivid portrait of the complex relationship he and his brother had with du Pont, a man whose catastrophic break from reality led to tragedy. No one knows the inside story of what went on behind the scenes at Foxcatcher Farms--and inside John du Pont's head--better than Mark Schultz.

    Original Publisher: New York, Penguin Audio
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781101888247