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Author Kranish, Michael, author.

Title The world's fastest man : the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero / Michael Kranish.

Publisher New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.
©2019

ISBN 9781501192593 (hardcover)
1501192590 (hardcover)



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 Heatherdowns Branch Adult  796.6209 Kra    AVAILABLE  ---
 Oregon Branch Adult  796.6209 Kra    AVAILABLE  ---

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Description x, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography 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.
Subject Taylor, Major, 1878-1932.
Subject(S) Cyclists -- United States -- Biography.
African American cyclists -- Biography.
Biographies.
ISBN 9781501192593 (hardcover)
1501192590 (hardcover)