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The World's Fastest Man

The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

The World's Fastest Man( )
Author: Kranish, Michael
ISBN:978-1-5011-9259-3
Publication Date:May 2019
Publisher:Scribner
Imprint:Scribner
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $30.00
Book Description:

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. In the 1890s, the nation's promise of equality had failed spectacularly. While slavery had ended with the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws still separated blacks from whites,...
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Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Cycling
Biography & Autobiography / African American & Black
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.1 Inches
Book Weight:1.22 Pounds
Author Biography
Kranish, Michael (Author)
Michael Kranish is an American journalist, born in 1957. He is a graduate of Syracuse University. He has worked for The Miami Herald and the Lakeland Ledger. Since 1984, he has worked for the Boston Globe. His various assignments have included White House reporter, national political reporter (1996 campaign and 2000 campaign), congressional reporter, New England reporter, and business reporter.

He is the co-author of John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best (written with Brian C. Mooney, and Nina J. Easton); Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War; and co-author of The Real Romney (written with Scott Helman). His current bestseller is Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power (written with Marc Fisher).

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