The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World An Autobiography
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The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World
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Author : Major Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Books for Libraries
Release Date : 1971
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World written by Major Taylor and has been published by Books for Libraries this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World
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Author : Major Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-10
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World written by Major Taylor and has been published by Microcosm Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Born in 1878, bicycle racer Marshall "Major" Taylor became the first Black sports star to become a global celebrity when he won the world cycling championship in 1899. Throughout his bike-racing career, he won awards and set records on and off the track. But in his native United States, he faced racist discrimination and violence at every turn, causing him to spend most of his time in Europe where fans saw his value. After he retired from racing, Taylor wrote and published his autobiography and traveled the world promoting it. Written in the 1920s, his story feels fresh, contemporary, and readable. His life was too short, but his legacy lives on in the many organizations and clubs that bear his name, and the generations of new cyclists who look up to him. His intelligence, good humor, and global perspective shine through on every page in this candid account of a remarkable life. This new edition features an introduction by bicycle advocate Adonia Lugo, author of Bicycle / Race, as well as a foreward by Ayesha McGowan, the first Black US woman to be a member of a professional road cycling team.
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World
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Author : Marshall William Taylor
language : en
Publisher: E P Dutton
Release Date : 1972-01-01
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World written by Marshall William Taylor and has been published by E P Dutton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"Trials and triumphs of the fabled "Black Cyclone" of international bicycle racing"--Cover.
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World
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Author : Marshall W. Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-03-07
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The true story of Marshall "Major" Taylor, who overcame racial prejudice to become one of the most dominant cyclists in history. Part of Belt's Revival series and with an introduction by Zito Madu. The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World, which Taylor self-published in 1928, gives a riveting first-person account of his rise to the highest echelons of professional cycling. Born in Indianapolis, he eventually became the first African American cycling world champion, going on to set seven world records in the sport. Readers will learn about Taylor's exploits as an athlete, including his early taste of success in a grueling six-day race, his unparalleled dominance as a sprinter, and some of his most bitter defeats. But the man who achieved international fame as the "Black Cyclone" also details the extreme prejudice he faced both on and off the track. It's a story about one of the greatest athletes in American history but also a moving testament to Taylor's resilience and determination in the face of overt racism and seemingly impossible odds. As he tells us himself, "I am writing my memoirs . . . in the spirit calculated to solicit simple justice, equal rights, and a square deal for the posterity of my down-trodden but brave people, not only in athletic games and sports, but in every honorable game of human endeavor."
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World An Autobiography
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Author : Marshall William TAYLOR
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World An Autobiography written by Marshall William TAYLOR and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with categories.
The Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World
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Author : Marshall William Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
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Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World
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Author : Marshall Major Taylor
language : en
Publisher: 5-Minute Therapy
Release Date : 2023-01-10
Fastest Bicycle Rider In The World written by Marshall Major Taylor and has been published by 5-Minute Therapy this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in 1878, bicycle racer Marshall Major Taylor became the first Black sports star to become a global celebrity when he won the world cycling championship in 1899. Throughout his bike-racing career, he won awards and set records on and off the track. But in his native United States, he faced racist discrimination and violence at every turn, causing him to spend most of his time in Europe where fans saw his vale. After he retired from racing, he wrote and published his autobiography and traveled the world promoting it. Written in the 1920s, his story feels fresh, contemporary, and readable. His life was too short, but his legacy lives on in the many organizations and clubs that bear his name, and generations of new cyclists who look up to him. His intelligence, good humor, and global perspective shine through on every page in this candid account of a remarkable life. This new edition features a foreword by bicycle advocate Adonia Lugo, author of Bicycle / Race.
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Author : Marshall W. Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-30
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American bicycle racer Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (1878-1932) was the word's first black sports superstar. He was world cycling champion in 1899, American sprint champion in 1900, and set numerous track cycling records. Nicknamed "Major" in his youth in Indianapolis and later known as "the Worcester Whirlwind" after his adopted hometown in Massachusetts, he was the second African-American world champion in any sport (after Canadian-born bantamweight boxer George Dixon of Boston won his title in 1891). In the Jim Crow era of strict racial segregation, Taylor had to fight prejudice just to get on the starting line. He faced closed doors and open hostility with remarkable dignity. In his retirement, he wrote his autobiography, The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World.
Major Taylor
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Author : Andrew Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: Cycle Pub
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Major Taylor written by Andrew Ritchie and has been published by Cycle Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
100 years before Lance Armstrong became a famed American bicycle racer in what is considered a European sport, another American rider amassed fame and glory on the bicycle racing tracks of the world: Marshall Major Taylor. The first African-American sportsman outside boxing to become internationally famous, Taylor's life story is one of the most fascinating stories ever told about any athlete--white or black.This illustrated edition is fully updated and expanded and illustrated throughout with over 100 high-quality duotone photographs.
Major Taylor
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Author : Andrew Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1996-02
Major Taylor written by Andrew Ritchie and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.