The Fast Times of Albert Champion From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, an Untold Story of Speed, Success, and Betrayal |
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| Author:
| Nye, Peter Joffre |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61614-964-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books, Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first biography of the short but exciting life of Albert Champion-record-setting bicyclist and motorcyclist, daredevil race car driver, early automobile innovator with thirty US patents, charismatic ladies' man, and celebrity of the Jazz Age. Though most Americans have heard of the two companies he founded-Champion Spark Plug and ......
This is the first biography of the short but exciting life of Albert Champion-record-setting bicyclist and motorcyclist, daredevil race car driver, early automobile innovator with thirty US patents, charismatic ladies' man, and celebrity of the Jazz Age. Though most Americans have heard of the two companies he founded-Champion Spark Plug and ......