Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws : the class war that shaped American auto racing
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Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws : the class war that shaped American auto racing
（Palgrave pivot）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Millionaires' Toys 2. Scorcher Rule 3. Seizing the Open Road 4. Man or Machine? 5. Outlaws
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