The world's fastest man, the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero, Michael Kranish
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The world's fastest man, the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero, Michael Kranish
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Includes bibliography (pages 343-348) and index
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individual biography
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non fiction
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The world's fastest man
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bibliography
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1088602185
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Michael Kranish
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the extraordinary life of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first Black sports hero
Summary
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.
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