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The limit life and death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit

Traces the story of the first American to win the Grand Prix championship in 1961. Phil Hill, a mechanic from California, jockeyed for the top spot against German count Wolfgang Von Trips and Enzo Ferrari of the Ferrari racing empire.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cannell, Michael T.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Twelve, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Hill, Phil, > 1927-2008. Automobile racing drivers > United States > Biography. Grand Prix racing > Biography. Grand Prix racing > History.
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Summary:	Traces the story of the first American to win the Grand Prix championship in 1961. Phil Hill, a mechanic from California, jockeyed for the top spot against German count Wolfgang Von Trips and Enzo Ferrari of the Ferrari racing empire.
Physical Description:	xv, 318 p : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780446554725 0446554723
Author Notes:	Michael Cannell has written about sports for the New Yorker , the New York Times Magazine , Sports Illustrated , and Outside , and was editor of the New York Times House & Home section for seven years. His previous book, the critically acclaimed I.M. Pei: Mandarin of Modernism , was published in 1995 by Crown.