Bibliograph

The world's fastest man, the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero, Michael Kranish

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The world's fastest man, the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero, Michael Kranish

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography (pages 343-349) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The world's fastest man

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1088602185

Responsibility statement

Michael Kranish

Sub title

the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero

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"--, Provided by publisher

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