J.A. Guy Jr's Books

World War Wasteland Book 1: Divided World

By: J.A. Guy Jr

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

World War Wasteland Book 1: Divided World

By: J.A. Guy Jr

In the post nuclear war era, the United States of America is torn into multiple regions, colonies, and groups. There are collective forces sworn to revive America and protect her against all enemies foreign and domestic. In rebellion, are those non-collaborative alliances attempting to create a new world of their own by destroying what's left of the old. The Regional Revolutionists are the strongest non-collaborative alliance inside American territory. The post war created a civil war between multiple aggressors. All claiming the land for themselves and attempting to begin a civilization with their own rules, ignoring the laws and formation of the American country they resided in prior to the war. The War for the Wasteland has begun. *This book contains explicit content*

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1387796704

ISBN 13

9781387796700

Cold Betrayal

An Ali Reynolds Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cold Betrayal

An Ali Reynolds Novel

By: J.A. Jance

The latest title in New York Times bestselling author, J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds series"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476745048

ISBN 13

9781476745046

Hand of Evil

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hand of Evil

By: J.A. Jance

Former television journalist Ali Reynolds finds her new life in her hometown of Sedona threatened, in this masterful story that travels over generations, revealing two very different women with the same horrifying secret. Tall Premium Edition. Reissue.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1668046229

ISBN 13

9781668046227

Trials and Perseverance

By: J.A. Massa

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trials and Perseverance

By: J.A. Massa

Clay Johnson and his best friend Freeman Stamford, both detectives, had planed a relaxing week of fishing at Clays cabin on Lake Chaffee. Its there they meet Connie Simpson and her daughter Beth. An instant friendship was formed between the four of them. Little did any of them know, that at the same time, a gang known as the Devils Messengers had also arrived in the area. What was their purpose and who put them up to it and why? Clay was determined to find out. How were the murders of two other young women tied into it? The answer is learned with in the pages of this novel!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

412

Publisher

Author House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1477266607

ISBN 13

9781477266601

Man Overboard

An Ali Reynolds Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Man Overboard

An Ali Reynolds Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Roger McGeary, a brilliant software engineer, has gifted himself with an upscale cruise in honor of his fortieth birthday. When he falls to his death from the balcony of his stateroom suite, the incident is quickly declared a suicide. Only his maiden aunt, a tough-as-nails woman who runs a race horse refuge refuses to take case closed for an answer and turns to Ali Reynolds at High Noon Enterprises to look into the situation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1501110802

ISBN 13

9781501110801

The Memory Killer (Carson Ryder, Book 11)

By: J. A. Kerley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Memory Killer (Carson Ryder, Book 11)

By: J. A. Kerley

Detective Carson Ryder faces a cunning and inventive adversary in this terrifying thriller from the bestselling author of Her Last Scream.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

306

Publisher

HarperCollins UK

Published Date

ISBN 10

0007493681

ISBN 13

9780007493685

Proclaiming the Gospel to the Indians and the Metis

By: Raymond J.A. Huel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Proclaiming the Gospel to the Indians and the Metis

By: Raymond J.A. Huel

Since their arrival in Red River in 1845, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate have played an integral role in the history of Canada's North West. The Oblates followed the Hudson's Bay Company trade routes into western Canada. They believed ardently in the importance of bringing the word of Christ to natives of what - to the Oblates - was a new land. Competition with Protestant missionaries added pressure to the missionary work of the Oblates. In recent years, the Oblates have acknowledged that their converts - radically torn from traditional native worship and spirituality - made a sometimes troubled embrace of Christianity. Guided by their vision of Christian society and norms, the Oblates went on to work with the Government of Canada to provide health care and education to treaty Indians on the prairies. Their strong identity as both French and Catholic helped shape both native and non-native communities throughout Canada's North West.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

420

Publisher

University of Alberta

Published Date

ISBN 10

0888642679

ISBN 13

9780888642677

Opening a Dented Can

By: J.A. Mills

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Opening a Dented Can

By: J.A. Mills

A vivid and self-effacing memoir of a San Francisco Bay Area drummer and artist, detailing revealing, sometimes painful, encounters with sex, drugs, and the law, a childhood speech impediment and the highs and lows of the search for fame and approval in the music milieu of the California scene. A sort of cautionary tale that takes the reader through two marriages,two children and the discovery of the law of spirit guides and small scale miracles.You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll take out the garbage...but you won't be bored.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

395

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1105442012

ISBN 13

9781105442018

What Storm, What Thunder

By: Myriam JA Chancy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

What Storm, What Thunder

By: Myriam JA Chancy

American Book Award Winner Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist A NPR, Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and Library Journal Best Book of the Year “Stunning.” —Margaret Atwood At the end of a long, sweltering day, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster—Richard, an expat and wealthy water-bottling executive with a secret daughter; the daughter, Anne, an architect who drafts affordable housing structures for a global NGO; a small-time drug trafficker, Leopold, who pines for a beautiful call girl; Sonia and her business partner, Dieudonné, who are followed by a man they believe is the vodou spirit of death; Didier, an emigrant musician who drives a taxi in Boston; Sara, a mother haunted by the ghosts of her children in an IDP camp; her husband, Olivier, an accountant forced to abandon the wife he loves; their son, Jonas, who haunts them both; and Ma Lou, the old woman selling produce in the market who remembers them all. Brilliantly crafted, fiercely imagined, and deeply haunting, What Storm, What Thunder is a singular, stunning record, a reckoning of the heartbreaking trauma of disaster, and—at the same time—an unforgettable testimony to the tenacity of the human spirit.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

299

Publisher

Tin House Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1951142845

ISBN 13

9781951142841

Clawback

An Ali Reynolds Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Clawback

An Ali Reynolds Novel

By: J.A. Jance

In New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance’s latest thriller, Ali Reynolds faces her most controversial mystery yet, solving the murder of a man whose Ponzi scheme bankrupted hundreds of people, and left them seeking justice…or revenge. When Ali’s parents lose their life savings to a Ponzi scheme, her father goes to confront his long-time friend and financial advisor, only to stumble into the scene of a bloody double homicide. With her father suddenly a prime suspect, Ali and her husband work to clear her father’s name, while at the same time seeking justice for her parents as well as the scheme’s other suddenly impoverished victims, one of whom is a stone cold killer.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1501110721

ISBN 13

9781501110726

The Estate: Welcome to the Family

By: Ja'Vahnte O.V.J. Harper

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Estate: Welcome to the Family

By: Ja'Vahnte O.V.J. Harper

The wealthiest family in New York City, the Harper family looks perfect from the view of citizens beyond the Harper Compound solid steel gates. But this rich family is far from perfect with a murderous streak and lies and paternity doubts allow me to welcome you into the lives of Jordan Harper and his family.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1387252895

ISBN 13

9781387252893

Left for Dead

A Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Left for Dead

A Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Ali travels to Tucson, Arizona, to clear the name of her friend Jose Reyes, Santa Cruz County deputy sheriff, who is suspected of being involved in the drug trade.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

306

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1451628587

ISBN 13

9781451628586

Italians of Stark County

By: J.A. Musacchia

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Italians of Stark County

By: J.A. Musacchia

Images of America: Italians of Stark County focuses on Italian immigration into Stark County beginning in the late 1800s. In the late 1800s, Stark County's urban hub of Canton and the surrounding communities were in the middle of a thriving expansion driven by industry, transportation, and manufacturing. Along with this growth came the need for labor, with immigration filling many of those needs. Italians came to Stark County to work in the steel mills, in the coal mines, and on the railroad, as well as to start their own small businesses. Once established, Italian families began to replicate the community foundations from their native land, and in turn these foundations reinforced embedded values: family, food, religion, music, and freedom. This photographic history illustrates these values while bringing to life the character, work ethic, determination, and love of life of the Italian people of Stark County. Local author and Italian American J.A. Musacchia was born and raised in Stark County and is a member of the Sugarcreek Township Historical Society and the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

128

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439643407

ISBN 13

9781439643402

Unfinished Business

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Unfinished Business

By: J.A. Jance

Ali Reynolds's personal life is in turmoil when two separate men show up on the scene: a serial killer and a former employee of her husband's who has just been released from a sixteen-year prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend. With lives hanging in the balance, Ali must thread the needle between good and evil"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

198213111X

ISBN 13

9781982131111

Legendary

By: Ja'Kory Hunter

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Legendary

By: Ja'Kory Hunter

For as long as he could remember, Johnny Natur had the type of life that would make you jealous. He's the most popular guy in school, girls love him, and he's even the starting quarterback for the football team. Life is good! But then, his life changes when two mysterious strangers enter his small Texas town and start telling Johnny things that are hard to believe. Soon Johnny is caught up in a world of deception, kingdoms, conspiracies, destinies, and...aliens? If he isn't too careful, Johnny might not make it to graduation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1645159213

ISBN 13

9781645159216

How to Grow an Addict

A Novel

By: J.A. Wright

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How to Grow an Addict

A Novel

By: J.A. Wright

2016 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS - WINNER IN ADDICTION & RECOVERY 2016 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS (NIEA)- WINNER IN ADDICTION & RECOVERY 2016 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS (IPPY)- BRONZE MEDAL — LITERARY FICTION 2015 FOREWARD REVIEWS INDIEFAB BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION FOR GENERAL FICTION 2015 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST FOR GENERAL FICTION Randall Grange has been tricked into admitting herself into a treatment center and she doesn’t know why. She’s not a party hound like the others in her therapy group—but then again, she knows she can’t live without pills or booze. Raised by an abusive father, a detached mother, and a loving aunt and uncle, Randall both loves and hates her life. She’s awkward and a misfit. Her parents introduced her to alcohol and tranquilizers at a young age, ensuring that her teenage years would be full of bad choices, and by the time she’s twenty-three years old, she’s a full-blown drug addict, well acquainted with the miraculous power chemicals have to cure just about any problem she could possibly have—and she’s in more trouble than she’s ever known was possible.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

315

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1631529927

ISBN 13

9781631529924

Ethylene and Plant Development

By: J. A. Roberts,G. A. Tucker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ethylene and Plant Development

By: J. A. Roberts,G. A. Tucker

Ethylene and Plant Development documents the Proceedings of the Thirty-ninth University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at Sutton Bonington on 26-30 March 1984. The conference was entitled ""Ethylene and Plant Development"" and included a workshop, organized in conjunction with the Association of Applied Biologists, on the ""Practical control of ethylene in fruit, vegetables, and flowers."" This volume contains a mixture of review and research papers thus giving a thorough coverage on the subject. The workshop reviewed the practical methods and advantages of either applying ethylene to, or removing ethylene from, various commercial products. The rest of the conference dealt with the more fundamental aspects of ethylene synthesis and action during the developmental processes in which the gas is active. Emphasis was particularly placed on the effects of ethylene on gene expression and cell development since advances in these areas may eventually lead to a more scientifically-based control of ethylene levels and action within the plant.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

427

Publisher

Elsevier

Published Date

ISBN 10

1483165388

ISBN 13

9781483165387

Deadly Stakes

A Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Deadly Stakes

A Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Contacted to investigate the gruesome murder of a gold-digging divorcee on behalf of the woman accused of the crime, police academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is simultaneously drawn into another case that could be related to hers and must stop a dangerous killer from striking again.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1451628684

ISBN 13

9781451628685

Fatal Error

A Novel

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fatal Error

A Novel

By: J.A. Jance

After an old friend is accused of murder, Ali Reynolds steps in to investigate, in this latest adventure in the "New York Times"-bestselling series by Jance.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

436

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1416566376

ISBN 13

9781416566373

Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School

The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology

By: J. A. Mangan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School

The Emergence and Consolidation of an Educational Ideology

By: J. A. Mangan

Games obsessed the Victorian and Edwardian public schools. The obsession has become widely known as athleticism. When it appeared in 1981, this book was the first major study of the games ethos which dominated the lives of many Victorian and Edwardian public schoolboys. Written with Professor Mangan's customary panache, it has become a classic, the seminal work on the social and cultural history of modern sport.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

396

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1136347992

ISBN 13

9781136347993

Twentieth-Century Southern Literature

By: J. A. BryantJr.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Twentieth-Century Southern Literature

By: J. A. BryantJr.

Authors discussed include: Wendell Berry, Erskine Caldwell, Truman Capote, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Shelby Foote, Zora Neal Hurston, Bobbie Ann Mason, Cormac McCarthy, Flannery O'Connor, William Styron, Anne Tyler, Alice Walker, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Wolfe, Richard Wright, and many more. By World War II, the Southern Renaissance had established itself as one of the most significant literary events of the century, and today much of the best American fiction is southern fiction. Though the flowering of realistic and local-color writing during the first two decades of the century was a sign of things to come, the period between the two world wars was the crucial one for the South's literary development: a literary revival in Richmond came to fruition; at Vanderbilt University a group of young men produced The Fugitive, a remarkable, controversial magazine that published some of the century's best verse in its brief run; and the publication and widespread recognition of Faulkner (among others) inaugurated the great flood of southern writing that was to follow in novels, short stories, poetry, and plays. With more than forty years of experience writing and reading about the subject, and friendships with many of the figures discussed, J. A. Bryant is uniquely qualified to provide the first comprehensive account of southern American literature since 1900. Bryant pays attention to both the cultural and the historical context of the works and authors discussed, and presents the information in an enjoyable, accessible style. No lover of great American literature can afford to be without this book.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

293

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Published Date

ISBN 10

081314924X

ISBN 13

9780813149240

Authors of the Middle Ages. Volume I, Nos 1–4

English Writers of the Late Middle Ages

By: David C. Fowler,J. A. Burrow

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Authors of the Middle Ages. Volume I, Nos 1–4

English Writers of the Late Middle Ages

By: David C. Fowler,J. A. Burrow

Authors of the Middle Ages is a new series designed for research and reference. Each part, by an expert on the subject, gives an account of the facts known about a particular Author’s life and immediate historical context, together with a review of subsequent scholarship. This is supported by citation of all known contemporary references; a dated and classified list of manuscripts and editions; a bibliography of secondary sources; and appendices listing or printing the key literary and documentary sources. The aim is to combine, in one compact work, a bibliography of a medieval author with all the information needed for further research. Each will be available individually, or in a collection with three other contemporary Authors. Authors of the Middle Ages is divided into two sub-series, English Writers of the Late Middle Ages and historical and Religious Writers of the Latin West.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

245

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351956388

ISBN 13

9781351956383

Nostalgia

The Director's Cut

By: J. A. King

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nostalgia

The Director's Cut

By: J. A. King

Inspiration is a funny thing. It can come in the form of love and heartbreak. Pleasure and pain. Failure and success. In the case of a life, every one of these notions plays a part in it's creation because the feelings of any one of these ideas, if strong enough can lead to inspiration. That inspiration can lead to this. This moment. This story. This feeling... Nostalgia. Welcome.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

345

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1481753517

ISBN 13

9781481753517

J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds Mysteries 3-Book Boxed Set, Volume 1

By: J.A. JANCE

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds Mysteries 3-Book Boxed Set, Volume 1

By: J.A. JANCE

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1055

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1471105164

ISBN 13

9781471105166

Collateral Damage

By: J.A. Jance

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Collateral Damage

By: J.A. Jance

Ali Reynolds and High Noon Enterprises face the dangerous consequences of one man’s desperate search for revenge in this unputdownable thriller from J.A. Jance, the New York Times bestselling author who “has been delivering must-read books for a long time” (The Real Book Spy). After spending twenty years behind bars, Frank Muñoz, a disgraced former cop, is out on parole and focused on just one thing: revenge. The wife who abandoned him after his arrest, the mistress who ratted him out for abetting a money-laundering scheme, the detectives who presided over his case all those years ago—they all have targets on their backs. For Ali Reynolds, the first Christmas without her father is riddled with grief and uncertainty. And with her husband and founding partner of High Noon Enterprises, B. Simpson, preoccupied by an upcoming New Year’s trip to London, she is ready for a break. But when Stu Ramey barges into her home with grave news about a serious—and suspicious—accident on the highway to Phoenix involving B.’s car, things reach a breaking point. At the hospital, a groggy, post-op B. insists that Ali take his place at a ransomware conference in London, as troubles brimming around High Noon come to light. But questions remain: Who would go to such lengths to cut the tech company from the picture? And what if Ali and the rest of the team are also in danger?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

432

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1982189177

ISBN 13

9781982189174

The Hundredth Man (Carson Ryder, Book 1)

By: J. A. Kerley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Hundredth Man (Carson Ryder, Book 1)

By: J. A. Kerley

A darkly compelling serial-killer novel introducing the next big name in psychological thrillers and, in Carson Ryder, a fascinating and complex protagonist set for many books to come.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

HarperCollins UK

Published Date

ISBN 10

0007346409

ISBN 13

9780007346400

The unfolding of all true love stories

By: Scott ja Fleming

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The unfolding of all true love stories

By: Scott ja Fleming

True love needn't be overtly expressive but yet it can be the unconditional love lovers yearn for.To love someone unconditionally in simple words means to love a person without any conditions. You love them as they are, just as they were before, and just as they will be in the future. That's because people change all the time, so if you love a person unconditionally, you will love them even if they become something you don't agree with, or even if they become old and sick - isn't it?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

0244470162

ISBN 13

9780244470166

Beyond Life

By: J A and BJ Diller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Beyond Life

By: J A and BJ Diller

Written after the death of her son Charlie, Beyond Life is a fantasy/paranormal book by J. A. Diller. The book delves deeply into a number of serious issues that both families and young people must deal with in our society. Beyond Life was written primarily to inspire parents and to give them real hope that there is life after losing a child. Though the death of a child is the most heart-rending issue any parent can face, Diller shows us that we must not give up on life; we must live on. More than that, we live on with our loved ones beside us still. Beyond Life does not stop there however. Many other issues that affect young people are addressed and dealt with in ways that are both non-threatening and highly entertaining. These include: Depression Self-image Bias Bullying

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

176

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

0359379826

ISBN 13

9780359379828

American Auto Racing

The Milestones and Personalities of a Century of Speed

By: J.A. Martin,Thomas F. Saal

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Auto Racing

The Milestones and Personalities of a Century of Speed

By: J.A. Martin,Thomas F. Saal

As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat--publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald--sponsored what was hailed as the "Race of the Century," a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes, of which 7 hours and 53 minutes were actually spent on the road. Race cars and competition have progressed continuously since that time, and today's 200 mph races bear little resemblance to the event Duryea won. This work traces American auto racing through the 20th century, covering its significant milestones, developments and personalities. Subjects included are: Bill Elliott, dirt track racing, board track racing, Henry Ford, Grand Prix races, Dale Earnhardt, the Vanderbilt Cup, Bill France, Gordon Bennett, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Mercer, the Stutz, Duesenberg, Frank Lockhart, drag racing, the Trans Am, Paul Newman, vintage racing, land speed records, Al Unser, Wilbur Shaw, the Corvette, the Cobra, Richard Petty, NASCAR, Can Am, Mickey Thompson, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Jeff Gordon, and Formula One. Through interviews with participants and track records, this text shows where, when and how racing changed. It describes the growth of each different form of auto racing as well as the people and technologies that made it ever faster.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

236

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

078648389X

ISBN 13

9780786483891

Book's by J.A. Guy Jr

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email