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Item Details
| Title:
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THE FAST SET
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| By: |
Charles Jennings |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£18.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0316861901 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780316861908 |
| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2004 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
The author tracks the fascinating lives of the obsessive fast-car record-breakers of the 1920s-1940s. The way society seized upon them and made them front page news and the way they struggled with fear, rivalry, the world's expectations and death made them part of a startling phenomenon which burnt out as suddenly as it had arrived. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
Section: 8, b/w |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Little, Brown & Company |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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