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The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America
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- Objectstaat
- ISBN
- 9781501192593
- Book Title
- World's Fastest Man : The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, History
- Topic
- Cycling, United States / 20th Century, African American
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 19.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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In the tradition of The Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit , a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking but forgotten figure--the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world's fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era. In the 1890s, the nation's promise of equality had failed spectacularly. While slavery had ended with the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws still separated blacks from whites, and the excesses of the Gilded Age created an elite upper class. Amidst this world arrived Major Taylor, a young black man who wanted to compete in the nation's most popular and mostly white man's sport, cycling. Birdie Munger, a white cyclist who once was the world's fastest man, declared that he could help turn the young black athlete into a champion. Twelve years before boxer Jack Johnson and fifty years before baseball player Jackie Robinson, Taylor faced racism at nearly every turn--especially by whites who feared he would disprove their stereotypes of blacks. In The World's Fastest Man , years in the writing, investigative journalist Michael Kranish reveals new information about Major Taylor based on a rare interview with his daughter and other never-before-uncovered details from Taylor's life. Kranish shows how Taylor indeed became a world champion, traveled the world, was the toast of Paris, and was one of the most chronicled black men of his day. From a moment in time just before the arrival of the automobile when bicycles were king, the populace was booming with immigrants, and enormous societal changes were about to take place, The World's Fastest Man shines a light on a dramatic moment in American history--the gateway to the twentieth century.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1501192590
ISBN-13
9781501192593
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038782886
Product Key Features
Book Title
World's Fastest Man : The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cycling, United States / 20th Century, African American
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv1051
Reviews
"Both inspiring and heartbreaking, this is an essential contribution to sports history." -- Booklist , starred review, "A fantastic exploration of the life of an athlete who should be a household name, but isn't." -- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Journalist Kranish weaves the fascinating and interconnected history of the rise and demise of professional cycling with the life story of African American cycling hero [Major Taylor]... Kranish mixes sports and history, along with the realities of racism, in a valuable addition for all libraries with collections touching on those areas." -- Library Journal "[Major Taylor's] legacy was in the quiet athletes, like Jackie Robinson, who endured endless abuse to break baseball's color barrier. And... in athletes like Muhammad Ali, who refused to accept limits imposed by white men. It's also in every child, black or white, boy or girl, who jumps on a bike, sprints down a track or plunges into a pool with one goal: To go faster." --The New York Daily News, "Jack Johnson, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson-- the world recognizes the names of these trailblazers. Now, Michael Kranish shows that a new name should be added to the list. The World's Fastest Man is a riveting account of the life of Major Taylor, the cyclist who was our country's 'First Black Sports Hero.' Kranish brings Taylor's story alive with vivid prose and extensive research. This not just a story about Taylor, it is a story about his times; when racial prejudice blighted the lives of millions of Americans, and made their journeys through life far more difficult than they should have been." --Annette Gordon-Reed, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, "Michael Kranish has written an extraordinary book about an extraordinary figure whose place in American history could very easily have been lost to us all. But he does much more than illuminate the improbable story of a heroic black athlete. He throws open a window on a nearly forgotten version of America when a rising tide of hardship engulfed the lives of millions of black citizens, even as hope faintly glimmered. Major Taylor--a superstar at the zenith of his achievements--inspired both black and white Americans and became, too briefly, a last flicker of possibility for a 20th century in which 'justice for all' might still have become a reality. It is only through works like this that we can see just how much America lost when our society turned so completely down a path of total racial oppression in the 20th century. We also are reminded of the generations of black Americans whose talents and contributions to our national life were so cruelly suppressed. Major Taylor represents a very different America that could have been--a better one we sadly chose not to be." --Douglas A. Blackmon , winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II, " The World's Fastest Man ... restores the memory of one of the first black athletes to overcome the drag of racism and achieve national renown." -- The New York Times Book Review "A fantastic exploration of the life of an athlete who should be a household name, but isn't." -- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Journalist Kranish weaves the fascinating and interconnected history of the rise and demise of professional cycling with the life story of African American cycling hero [Major Taylor]... Kranish mixes sports and history, along with the realities of racism, in a valuable addition for all libraries with collections touching on those areas." -- Library Journal "[Major Taylor's] legacy was in the quiet athletes, like Jackie Robinson, who endured endless abuse to break baseball's color barrier. And... in athletes like Muhammad Ali, who refused to accept limits imposed by white men. It's also in every child, black or white, boy or girl, who jumps on a bike, sprints down a track or plunges into a pool with one goal: To go faster." --The New York Daily News, "For anyone interested in cycling, technology or social history...a fascinating ride... Kranish has done historians and fans a service by reminding us that such immortals as Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Serena Williams and Tiger Woods all followed in Major Taylor's wake. In the lingo of bike racing, his ultimate legacy was as a pacesetter." -- Washington Post " The World's Fastest Man ... restores the memory of one of the first black athletes to overcome the drag of racism and achieve national renown." -- The New York Times Book Review "A fantastic exploration of the life of an athlete who should be a household name, but isn't." -- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Journalist Kranish weaves the fascinating and interconnected history of the rise and demise of professional cycling with the life story of African American cycling hero [Major Taylor]... Kranish mixes sports and history, along with the realities of racism, in a valuable addition for all libraries with collections touching on those areas." -- Library Journal "[Major Taylor's] legacy was in the quiet athletes, like Jackie Robinson, who endured endless abuse to break baseball's color barrier. And... in athletes like Muhammad Ali, who refused to accept limits imposed by white men. It's also in every child, black or white, boy or girl, who jumps on a bike, sprints down a track or plunges into a pool with one goal: To go faster." --The New York Daily News, "In this original, surprising, and important new book, Michael Kranish brings a man and an era back to vivid life. The story of Major Taylor--sportsman, bicyclist, pioneer--is in many ways the story of America. Through his speed and his grace, Taylor emerged as a critical figure that showed a world dominated by Jim Crow and abhorrent theories of innate racial disparities that the prevailing climate of opinion was as wrong as it could be." -- Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham, "What captures the reader is the insight into [Majoy Taylor's] complex life, the rough and colorful characters whom he raced against, the tender and trusted relationships he developed in an often brutal world. I felt as though I were on the starting line with Taylor as his competitors taunted him, and in the belly of the peloton as his rivals blocked and barreled into him. I could feel his torn and burned skin after he came crashing down." -- Wall Street Journal, "In this original, surprising, and important new book, Michael Kranish brings a man and an era back to vivid life. The story of Major Taylor--sportsman, bicyclist, pioneer--is in many ways the story of America. Through his speed and his grace, Taylor emerged as a critical figure that showed a world dominated by Jim Crow and abhorrent theories of innate racial disparities that the prevailing climate of opinion was as wrong as it could be." -- Jon Meacham, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels., "A fantastic exploration of the life of an athlete who should be a household name, but isn't." -- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Journalist Kranish weaves the fascinating and interconnected history of the rise and demise of professional cycling with the life story of African American cycling hero [Major Taylor]... Kranish mixes sports and history, along with the realities of racism, in a valuable addition for all libraries with collections touching on those areas." -- Library Journal, "Michael Kranish has written an extraordinary book about an extraordinary figure whose place in American history could very easily have been lost to us all. But he does much more than illuminate the improbable story of a heroic black athlete. He throws open a window on a nearly forgotten version of America when a rising tide of hardship engulfed the lives of millions of black citizens, even as hope faintly glimmered. Major Taylor--a superstar at the zenith of his achievements--inspired both black and white Americans and became, too briefly, a last flicker of possibility for a 20th century in which "justice for all" might still have become a reality. It is only through works like this that we can see just how much America lost when our society turned so completely down a path of total racial oppression in the 20th century. We also are reminded of the generations of black Americans whose talents and contributions to our national life were so cruelly suppressed. Major Taylor represents a very different America that could have been--a better one we sadly chose not to be." --Douglas A. Blackmon , winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2019-006827
Dewey Decimal
796..6/2092 B 2 23
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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