Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws The Class War That Shaped American Auto Racing |
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| Author:
| Messer-Kruse, Timothy
Messer-Kruse, T. |
| Series title: | Palgrave Pivot Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-45841-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $67.50 |
Book Description:
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Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the working class drivers who viewed the sport as a vocation, not a leisured pursuit.
Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the working class drivers who viewed the sport as a vocation, not a leisured pursuit.