The world's fastest man the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero

"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 th...

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Main Author: Kranish, Michael (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2019.
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
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