x, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.