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Cargando... The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Recordpor Charles Jennings
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A "life and times" of a mostly British set of sporting enthusiasts who had the will and acquired the means to conquer the altar of speed. Jennings traces how men like (particularly) Henry Segrave & Malcolm Campbell became national heroes in a world increasingly attuned to technology as a cultural endeavor. The ultimate irony is that the Land Speed Record became a British obsession largely because Britain was a rather inhospitable environment for car racing, outside of the cranky folly known as Brooklands. As this is a popular account I can't hammer the author too much for the lack of supporting documentation (you read this book for context, not specs) but more pictures would have been nice, as well as some basic appendices and a chronology. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The remarkable story of the Speed Kings, a group of men who achieved international notoriety as they pursued their common goal: to travel faster than anyone had ever done and claim the coveted Land Speed Record for their country, and for themselves. Charles Jennings' fascinating new book brings to life this eccentric collection of oddballs and enthusiasts, united only in their desire to succeed: Henry Segrave, as famous as he was fearless, who drew tens of thousands to his Florida record attempts; Malcolm Campbell, the feckless 'd'Artagnan of modern days', whose risk-taking behind the wheel was only matched by that of his love life, a salacious cocktail of sleaze, scandal and bad behaviour; and John Cobb, the taciturn reclusive, who eventually broke the record he described as 'just a matter of keeping going'. What made these men invest their lives and fortunes in the pursuit of speed? What fuelled their desire to be named 'fastest man on earth'? This is their riveting tale; a startling phenomenon that filled the inter-war years and burnt out as suddenly as it had arrived. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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