Thunder at Sunrise

A History of the Vanderbilt Cup, the Grand Prize and the Indianapolis 500, 1904-1916

John M. Burns (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

279 Seiten

2013
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7712-8 (ISBN)

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On a bright October morning in 1904, thousands of people flocked to Nassau County on rural Long Island to witness the first international motor sports competition in America: the newly created Vanderbilt Cup. Concentrating on the years between 1904 and 1916 and featuring a wealth of photographs, this book examines the early and relatively unknown history of American motor racing.

Concentrating on the years between 1904 and 1916 and featuring a wealth of photographs, this book examines America's first three races of international stature: the Vanderbilt Cup, the International Grand Prize and the Indianapolis 500. Researched in great part from contemporary sources such as newspapers and automotive journals, the book covers not only these races, but also the ways in which each spurred development of the American automobile industry, making it at last a true competitor for that of Europe.

Retired lawyer John M. Burns is a freelance writer who lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. A Cloud of Dust

2. The Invasion of Nassau County

3. Devil-Wagon Holiday

4. A Miracle That Hundreds Weren’t Killed

5. An Appian Way for the Motorist

6. Once a Year I See the Sun Rise

7. Showdown at Savannah

8. The Predictions of an Invisible Man

9. Last Dance on Long Island

10. The Young Master

11. Mr. Harroun Was a Fine Gentleman

12. You Would Have Weeped Today

13. Oh Boy! Let Her Ride

14. Dago Luck (Part One)

15. Dago Luck (Part Two)

16. Dago Luck (Part Three)

17. The Reason for Multiple Valves

18. My All-Time Thrill

19. A Triumph of American Grit

20. A Bad Day for America

21. As Dangerous a Drive as Has Ever Been Seen

22. The Most Remarkable Performance

23. The World’s Best Race

24. Dago Luck Revisited

25. Return to Santa Monica

26. Winners and Losers

27. Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	140 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	494 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7712-1 / 0786477121
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7712-8 / 9780786477128
Zustand	Neuware