Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws: The Class War That Shaped American Auto Racing
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Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts the class and cultural origins of auto racing in America, arguing for the first time that auto racing was invented by millionaires who viewed the new sport like horse racing, where ownership and patronage counted for more than skill on the track. It reveals how these elites' plans to establish the sport along French lines with grand road rallies that usurped the common right of way were thwarted by a public backlash...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1137322500
ISBN13:9781137322500
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:Palgrave Pivot
Length:146 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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