Blood and Smoke A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500

Name: Blood and Smoke A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500
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ISBN: 9781439149058

ISBN-10: 1439149054

ISBN-13: 9781439149058

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Authors: Charles Leerhsen

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One hundred years ago, 40cars lined up for the firstIndianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won.The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. It was indeed a young man’s game: with no seat belts, hard helmets or roll bars, the dangers were enormous. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, seven people were killed, some of them spectators. Oil-slicked surfaces, clouds of smoke, exploding tires, and flying grit all made driving extremely hazardous, especially with the…

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List price: $25.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.81" wide x 9.06" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Prelude



A Speedway is Born



Carl Graham Fisher and the Invention of the Indianapolis 500



May 1911


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Apppendix: The Official Results of the May 30, 1911, Indianapolis 500-Mile Sweepstakes


A Note on Sources


Index