Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws
The Class War that Shaped American Auto Racing
Nonfiction, History, Modern, Americas, United States
| Author: | T. Messer-Kruse | ISBN: | 9781137322517 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 29, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | T. Messer-Kruse |
| ISBN: | 9781137322517 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 29, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
