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The world's fastest man : the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero
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Physical Description:
x, 365 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit, a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure--the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world's fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era"--
Contents:
pt. I. Acceleration. Birdie Takes Flight ; The Rise of Major Taylor ; The President and the Cyclists ; Birdie and Major in Indianapolis ; No Such Prejudice ; The Bicycle Craze -- pt. II. The Jump. The Rivalry Begins ; "Major Taylor's Life in Danger" ;The Fighting Man ; A Rematch with Eddie Bald ; In Pursuit of the Championship ; "A Race Run for Blood" ; A Black Man in Paris ; "The Terribly Dangerous and Beautiful Races" ; Voyage of the Titans ; The Caged Bird Sings ; "The Strain Is Too Great" ; A Faraway Land ; The Changing World -- pt. III. The Finish. "I Need Your Prayers" ; "My Last Race".
Publication Info:
New York : Scribner, 2019.
Subject:
Cyclists -- United States -- Biography.
African American cyclists -- Biography.
Taylor, Major, 1878-1932
Taylor, Marshall William, 1878-
Taylor, Marshall W., 1878-1932
Cyclists, African American
SAILS ISBN:
9781501192593

9781501192609