Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws: The Class War that Shaped American Auto Racing

Messer-Kruse, T.

Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the working class drivers who viewed the sport as a vocation, not a leisured pursuit.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2013-11-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137322500

DOI: 10.1057/9781137322517

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 146