At the greatest speed : Gordon Bennett, the father of international motor racing /
Patrick Lynch.
Bok Engelsk 2021 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (228 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Author's Note -- PART ONE: WHO WAS GORDON BENNETT? -- 1: The Most Controversial Man in New York': James Gordon Bennett Sr -- 2: Dynamic, Daring, Drunk and Disorderly: Gordon Bennett Jr -- 3: The First Transatlantic Yacht Race, 1866 -- 4: In Search of Dr Livingstone: The New York Herald African Expedition, 1871 -- 5: 'Downhill to the Pole': The New York Herald Arctic Expedition, 1879-81 -- 6: Exile to France -- PART TWO: 'A COMPETITION FOR HORSELESS CARRIAGES' -- 7: Thrills, Spills and Innovations: Early Motor Car Races (Pre-1900) -- 8: The Inaugural Gordon Bennett Cup, 1900: Paris to Lyons -- 9: The Gordon Bennett Cup, 1901: Paris to Bordeaux -- 10: The Gordon Bennett Cup, 1902: Paris to Innsbruck - and Beyond -- PART THREE: 'THE IRISH LOVE A RACE!' -- 11: The Gordon Bennett Cup, 1903: Preparations for the Race -- 12: The Paris-Bordeaux-Madrid Race, 24 May 1903 -- 13: The Gordon Bennett Cup: Race Day, 2 July 1903 - The First Wearing of Emerald Green -- 14: The Gordon Bennett Cup, 17 June 1904: The Homburg Circuit, Taunus Hills -- 15: The Inaugural Vanderbilt Cup, 8 October 1904: Nassau County, Long Island -- 16: The Gordon Bennett Cup, 5 July 1905: 'Preserving Its Sporting Character' -- Afterword -- Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates -- About the Author -- Copyright.
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| ISBN | 9781914414602
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