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Major : a black athlete, a white era, and the fight to be the world's fastest human being
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Major : a black athlete, a white era, and the fight to be the world's fastest human being
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Examines the life of Major Taylor, an African-American cyclist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who aspired to be named the fastest man alive, focusing on his rivalry with Floyd McFarland, an unscrupulous white rider who pushed Taylor to his limits in a final showdown in Australia in 1904.
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Title
Major : a black athlete, a white era, and the fight to be the world's fastest human being
Call No
796.6 Bal
Edition
1st ed.
Authors
Balf, Todd
Subjects
Taylor, Major, 1878-1932.
Cyclists--United States--Biography.
African American cyclists--Biography.
Bicycle racing--History.
Taylor, Major, 1878-1932. sears
Cyclists--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Bicycle racing--History.
Language
English
Published
New York : Crown Publishers, c2008.
Publication Desc
306 p. : ill. ;
ISBN
9780307236586
LCCN
2007020747
Target Audience
Adult
Dimensions
25 cm.