Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR

Neal Thompson

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Editorial: Random House USA Inc, 2007

1400082269 / 9781400082261

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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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The true story behind NASCAR?s hardscrabble, moonshine-fueled origins, ?fascinating and fast-moving . . . even if you don?t know a master cylinder from a head gasket? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). ?[Neal] Thompson exhumes the sport?s Prohibition-era roots in this colorful, meticulously detailed history.??Time Today?s NASCAR?equal parts Disney, Vegas, and Barnum & Bailey?is a multibillion-dollar conglomeration with 80 million fans, half of them women, that grows bigger and more mainstream by the day. Long before the sport?s rampant commercialism lurks a distant history of dark secrets that have been carefully hidden from view?until now.  In the Depression-wracked South, with few options beyond the factory or farm, a Ford V-8 became the ticket to a better life. Bootlegging offered speed, adventure, and wads of cash. Driving with the Devil reveals how the skills needed to outrun federal agents with a load of corn liquor transferred perfectly to the red-dirt racetracks of Dixie. In this dynamic era (the 1930s and ?40s), three men with a passion for Ford V-8s?convicted felon Raymond Parks, foul-mouthed mechanic Red Vogt, and war veteran Red Byron, NASCAR?s first champ?emerged as the first stock car ?team.? Theirs is the violent, poignant story of how moonshine and fast cars merged to create a sport for the South to call its own.  In the tradition of Laura Hillenbrand?s Seabiscuit, this tale captures a bygone era of a beloved sport and the character of the country at a moment in time.…

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Título
Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR
Autor
Neal Thompson
Editorial
Random House USA Inc
Año de publicación
2007
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1400082269
ISBN 13
9781400082261

World of Books (was SecondSale)

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Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

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