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The World's Fastest Man: The Extraor... by Kranish, Michael Paperback / softback. Twelve years before boxer Jack Johnson and fifty years before baseball player Jackie Robinson, Taylor faced racism at nearly every turnespecially by whites who feared he would disprove their stereotypes of blacks. Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 1501192604 Title: The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero The Fast Free Shipping Author: Kranish, Michael Publisher: Simon & Schuster Year Published: 2021 Number of Pages: 384 Book Binding: Paperback / softback Prizes: Book Condition: VERYGOOD SKU: GOR012234499 Item description In this sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American sports legend (Publishers Weekly )the remarkable Major Taylor who became the worlds fastest bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow eraKranish has done historians and fans a service by reminding us that such immortals as Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Serena Williams and Tiger Woods all followed in Major Taylors wake (The Washington Post ). In the 1890s, the nations promise of equality had failed spectacularly. While slavery had ended with the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws still separated blacks from whites, and the excesses of the Gilded Age created an elite upper class. When Major Taylor, a young black man, announced he wanted to compete in the nations most popular and mostly white mans sport, cycling, Birdie Munger, a white cyclist who once was the worlds fastest man, declared that he could help turn the young black athlete into a champion. Twelve years before boxer Jack Johnson and fifty years before baseball player Jackie Robinson, Taylor faced racism at nearly every turnespecially by whites who feared he would disprove their stereotypes of blacks. In The Worlds Fastest Man , years in the writing, investigative journalist Michael Kranish reveals new information about Major Taylor based on a rare interview with his daughter and other never-before-uncovered details from Taylors life. Kranish shows how Taylor indeed became a world champion, traveled the world, was the toast of Paris, and was one of the most chronicled black men of his day. From a moment in time just before the arrival of the automobile when bicycles were king, the populace was booming with immigrants, and enormous societal changes were about to take place, both inspiring and heartbreaking, this is an essential contribution to sports history (Booklist , starred review). The Worlds Fastest Man restores the memory of one of the first black athletes to overcome the drag of racism and achieve national renown (The New York Times Book Review ). Please note, the image is for illustrative purposes only, actual book cover, binding and edition may vary. Payment Delivery Customer Service About Us eBay Commerce manages payments for items you buy from our store. 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