Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws - (Palgrave Pivot) by T Messer-Kruse (Hardcover)
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- 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.
- About the Author: Timothy Messer-Kruse is a professor in the School of Cultural and Critical Studies at Bowling Green State University, USA, where he also served as professor and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department.
- 146 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: Palgrave Pivot
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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.Review Quotes
"A persuasively argued history of American auto racing from drivers as 'operatives' for wealthy owners to the sport becoming more broadly democratic. A fascinating class-based interpretation of a neglected topic in sports history." - Dr. John Springhall, Reader Emeritus at University of Ulster, UK, and author of The Genesis of Mass Culture: Show Business Live in America, 1840 to 1940 (2008)
About the Author
Timothy Messer-Kruse is a professor in the School of Cultural and Critical Studies at Bowling Green State University, USA, where he also served as professor and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department. He is the author of numerous books including The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists which won the best book prize from the journal Labor History in 2012.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .77 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 146
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Palgrave Pivot
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Theme: 20th Century
Format: Hardcover
Author: T Messer-Kruse
Language: English
Street Date: November 29, 2013
TCIN: 1005548033
UPC: 9781137322500
Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-6262
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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