Bibliograph

Faster, how a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler's best, Neal Bascomb

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Faster, how a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler's best, Neal Bascomb

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-329) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Faster

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1105149056

Responsibility statement

Neal Bascomb

Sub title

how a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler's best

Summary

They were the unlikeliest of heroes. René Dreyfus, a former top driver on the international race car circuit, had been banned from the best teams - and fastest cars - by the mid-1930s because of his Jewish heritage. Charles Weiffenbach, head of the down-on-its-luck automaker Delahaye, was desperately trying to save his company as the world teetered at the brink. And Lucy Schell, the adventurous daughter of an American multi-millionaire, yearned to reclaim the glory of her rally-driving days. As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, these three misfits banded together to challenge Hitler's dominance at the apex of motorsport: the Grand Prix. Their quest for redemption culminated in a remarkable race that is still talked about in racing circles to this day - but which, soon after it ended, Hitler attempted to completely erase from history

Table Of Contents

The look -- The rainmaster -- The American speed queen and the old Gaulish warrior -- Crash -- The one thing -- The shadow -- A very good story -- Rally -- The winged beetle -- "Le drame du Million" -- The duel -- "One of us will die" -- "Find something" -- The dress rehearsal -- Victory at Pau

Target audience

adult

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