Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of How Donald Campbell Broke the World Land Speed Record

by John George Pearson and Richard Williams

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In 1964, in Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set out to drive his Bluebird car at over 400 miles an hour - faster than any man in history. Things went wrong from the start: unseasonal rains, a sodden lake bed in which every high-speed run slewed dangerously, money running short...even an Aboriginal curse. WIth death shimmering on the horizon before him, the lonely Campbell tried to hold his nerve until...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1781311722

ISBN13:9781781311721

Release Date:October 2013

Publisher:Aurum Press

Length:194 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Related Subjects

Automotive Biographies Classic Cars History Miscellaneous Motor Sports Racing Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation Transportation

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Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of How Donald Campbell Broke the World Land Speed Record

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