Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws: the Class War That Shaped American Auto Racing |
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| Author:
| Messer-Kruse, Timothy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-16684-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| 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.