The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World
Title | The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World PDF eBook |
Author | Major Taylor |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 458 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | African American men |
ISBN |
Major Taylor
Title | Major Taylor PDF eBook |
Author | Conrad Kerber |
Publisher | Skyhorse |
Total Pages | 552 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 162914021X |
In the wake of the Tour de France’s fallen heroes, the story of one of history’s most legendary cyclists provides a much-needed antidote. In 1907 the world’s most popular athlete was not Cy Young or Ty Cobb. Rather, he was a black bicycle racer named “Major” Taylor. In his day, Taylor became a spiritual and athletic idol. He was the fastest man in America and a champion who prevailed over unspeakable cruelty. The men who aided him were among the most colorful to emerge from the era. When hotel and restaurant operators denied Taylor food and lodgings, forcing him to sleep in horse stables and to race hungry, there was a benevolent racer-turned-trainer named Birdie Munger, who took Taylor under his wing and into his home. Then along came Arthur Zimmerman, an internationally famous bike racer, who gently mentored Taylor when some riders drew the color line and refused to race against him. Taylor’s manager, pugnacious Irishman and famed Broadway producer William Brady, stood up for him when track owners tried barring him from competition. From the Old World came a rakishly handsome, mustachioed sports promoter named Victor Breyer, who lured Taylor overseas for a dramatic, Seabiscuit versus War Admiral–like match race that would be widely remembered a quarter century later. With a foreword by World Champion and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, this spellbinding saga of fortitude, grace, forgiveness, and a man’s unyielding will to win against the greatest of odds is sure to become a classic that will be enjoyed by everyone. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist
Title | Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist PDF eBook |
Author | Lesa Cline-Ransome |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2012-08-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1442481048 |
Marshall Taylor could ride his bike forward, backward, even perched on the handlebars. When his stunts landed him a job at the famous Indiana bike shop Hay and Willits, folks were amazed that a thirteen-year-old black boy in 1891 could be such a crackerjack cyclist. How little Marshall Taylor—through dedication, undeniable talent, and daring speed—transformed himself into the extraordinary Major Taylor is chronicled in this inspiring biography. In this eBook with audio, discover the story of a kid who turned pro at the age of eighteen, went on to win the world championship title just three years later, and battled racism and the odds to become a true American hero.
Marshall "Major" Taylor
Title | Marshall "Major" Taylor PDF eBook |
Author | Marlene Targ Brill |
Publisher | Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | 116 |
Release | 2007-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0822566109 |
A biography of Major Taylor, African American bicycle racer, and one of his sport's first American stars.
Major Taylor
Title | Major Taylor PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Ritchie |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Total Pages | 338 |
Release | 1996-02 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780801853036 |
World champion at 19 . . . One of the first black athletes to become world champion in any sport . . . 1-mile record holder . . . American sprint champion in 1898, 1899, 1900 . . . triumphant tours of Europe and Australia . . . Victories against all European champions . . . Until now a forgotten, shadowy figure, Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor is here revealed as one of the early sports world's most stylish, entertaining, and gentlemanly personalities. Born in 1878 in Indianapolis, the son of poor rural parents, Taylor worked in a bike shop until prominent bicycle racer "Birdie" Munger coached him for his first professional racing successes in 1896. Despite continuous bureaucratic—and, at times, physical—opposition, he won his first national championship two years later and became world champion in 1899 in Montreal. This beautifully illustrated, vividly narrated, and scrupulously researched biography recreates the life of a great international athlete at the turn of the century. Based on ten years of research—including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter—this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago.
Major Taylor in Australia
Title | Major Taylor in Australia PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Fitzpatrick |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780980748024 |
Black American cyclist, Major Taylor, winner of the 1899 World Sprint Championship, was the highest paid and most famous athlete in what was then the world's most popular and lucrative sport. Spectators packed stadiums in North America, Europe and Australasia to watch him race. In the United States, however, his white rivals' racial bigotry, hatred, threats, and dangerous and dirty riding tactics became intolerable. In Australia for the 1904 summer racing series, Taylor faced his American arch enemy, and hostilities came to a head.
The Unlevel Playing Field
Title | The Unlevel Playing Field PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick B. Miller |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | 534 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780252028205 |
A comprehensive study of black participation in sports since slavery reveals a checkered history of prejudice and cultural bias that have plagued American sports from the beginning.