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- 2010051942 abstract "One hundred years ago, 40 cars lined up for the first Indianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won. The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. With no seat belts, hard helmets or roll bars, the dangers were enormous. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, seven people were killed, some of them spectators. Oil-slicked surfaces, clouds of smoke, exploding tires, and flying grit all made driving extremely hazardous, especially with the open-cockpit, windshield-less vehicles. Bookmakers offered bets not only on who might win but who might survive. But this book is about more than a race--it is the story of America at the dawn of the automobile age, a country in love with speed, danger, and spectacle.--From publisher description.".
- 2010051942 contributor B11799034.
- 2010051942 created "2011.".
- 2010051942 date "2011".
- 2010051942 date "2011.".
- 2010051942 dateCopyrighted "2011.".
- 2010051942 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2010051942 description "One hundred years ago, 40 cars lined up for the first Indianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won. The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. With no seat belts, hard helmets or roll bars, the dangers were enormous. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, seven people were killed, some of them spectators. Oil-slicked surfaces, clouds of smoke, exploding tires, and flying grit all made driving extremely hazardous, especially with the open-cockpit, windshield-less vehicles. Bookmakers offered bets not only on who might win but who might survive. But this book is about more than a race--it is the story of America at the dawn of the automobile age, a country in love with speed, danger, and spectacle.--From publisher description.".
- 2010051942 description "Pt. 1. A speedway is born -- pt. 2. Carl Graham Fisher and the invention of the Indianapolis 500 -- pt. 3. May 1911.".
- 2010051942 extent "273 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- 2010051942 identifier "1439149046 (hbk.)".
- 2010051942 identifier "9781439149041 (hbk.)".
- 2010051942 identifier 2010051942-b.html.
- 2010051942 identifier 2010051942-d.html.
- 2010051942 identifier 2010051942-s.html.
- 2010051942 issued "2011".
- 2010051942 issued "2011.".
- 2010051942 language "eng".
- 2010051942 publisher "New York : Simon & Schuster,".
- 2010051942 spatial "United States.".
- 2010051942 subject "796.7206/877252 22".
- 2010051942 subject "Automobile racing United States.".
- 2010051942 subject "GV1033.5.I55 L44 2011".
- 2010051942 subject "Indianapolis Speedway Race.".
- 2010051942 tableOfContents "Pt. 1. A speedway is born -- pt. 2. Carl Graham Fisher and the invention of the Indianapolis 500 -- pt. 3. May 1911.".
- 2010051942 title "Blood and smoke : a true tale of mystery, mayhem, and the birth of the Indy 500 / Charles Leerhsen.".
- 2010051942 type "text".