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Author:
Kirk, Connie Ann, author.
Title:
Taken by speed : fallen heroes of motor sport and their legacies / Connie Ann Kirk.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
237 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject:
Automobile racing drivers--Biography.
Automobile racing--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the cruel beauty of motor sport -- Fathers and sons, speed and superstitions : alberto ascari -- The fog of war and motion : Le Mans, 1955 -- Smoke over the heartland : 1964 Indy 500 -- Natural : Jim Clark -- Achiever : Bruce McLaren -- Romantic : François Cevert -- Driven : Gilles Villeneuve -- Mystic : Ayrton Senna -- Rebel : Dale Earnhardt -- Still happening : Bianchi, Wheldon, Wilson -- Great escapes -- Conclusion : speed and passion -- Appendix A: Timeline of selected motor sport, world, and cultural events -- Appendix B: Timeline of safety developments in motor sport.
ISBN:
1442277610 : HRD
9781442277618 : HRD
LCCN:
2017021431
Locations:
GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

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