Author: Joel E. Finn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964776906
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
American Road Racing - The 1930s
Author: Joel E. Finn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964776906
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964776906
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969
Author: Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610592406
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610592406
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
City of Speed
Author: Joe Scalzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610608770
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610608770
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
American Road Racing
Author: Joel E. Finn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964776937
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964776937
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The Automobile in American History and Culture
Author: Michael L. Berger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313016062
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313016062
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.
The First American Grand Prix
Author: Tanya A. Bailey
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786476974
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup. By examining Savannah's earlier fame in national bicycle racing competitions and its ties to the powerful dynasties who controlled the racing world, the book explains how and why Savannah was chosen. It details the construction of the course, reveals why the races and course were considered "America's greatest" by international racing experts of the period and includes many biographies of the drivers who came to Savannah. Finally, the book explores the theories and complexities of why Savannah's races and road racing in general came to an end.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786476974
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup. By examining Savannah's earlier fame in national bicycle racing competitions and its ties to the powerful dynasties who controlled the racing world, the book explains how and why Savannah was chosen. It details the construction of the course, reveals why the races and course were considered "America's greatest" by international racing experts of the period and includes many biographies of the drivers who came to Savannah. Finally, the book explores the theories and complexities of why Savannah's races and road racing in general came to an end.
Road Racing in America
Author:
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN: 9780396063469
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN: 9780396063469
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws
Author: T. Messer-Kruse
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137322519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137322519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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.
Road America
Watkins Glen
Author: Philippe Defechereux
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781854432513
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes Index -- Media Room Dvd 86 : Watkins Glen : The Street Years : 1948--1952.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781854432513
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes Index -- Media Room Dvd 86 : Watkins Glen : The Street Years : 1948--1952.