Major Taylor by Andrew Ritchie
Updated trade paperback edition of previously released 2nd edition of same title. A well-researched and vivid account of the life and times of one of the first internationally acclaimed black athletes, Major Taylor, who was billed as the fastest bicycle rider in the world around the turn of the 20th century. Touches on his struggles in America as a black athlete and his recognition abroad. Illustrated throughout with period photographs.
Ritchie, Andrew: - Andrew Ritchie, a social and sports historian with a special interest in the early history of the bicycle and early photography, is the author of Bicyle Racing Records: A Statistical History of the Sport. A revised editon of his highly acclaimed social and technical history of cycling, The King of the Road, is forthcoming from Johns Hopkins.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781892495808 |
| ISBN 10 | 1892495805 |
| Titel | Major Taylor |
| Autor | Andrew Ritchie |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Van Der Plas Publications,U.S. |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2017-08-03 |
| Seitenanzahl | 240 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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