The Wildest Ride
A History of NASCAR (or, How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry out of Wrecking Cars)
$40.13
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2002
Summary
In The Wildest Ride, Joe Menzer gives us a timely, comprehensive look at the dramatic, rollicking history of stock-car racing in America, exploring both its inauspicious bootlegging beginnings and the billion-dollar industry that it has become. Menzer straps the reader into the driver’s seat for a run through NASCAR’s history, revealing the sport’s remarkable rise from rogue outfit to corporate darling. Menzer also profiles the many superstar drivers who have dominated the sport, men…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743226257 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743226259 |
| Author: | Joe Menzer |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 214mm |
| Series: | Touchstone Books (Paperback) |
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Critics Review
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionLike a victory lap through the sport’s history – comfortable, familiar, and fun.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Like a victory lap through the sport’s history – comfortable, familiar, and fun.
Denver Rocky Mountain News Menzer does a first-rate job of laying out the history of a sport which had its origins in the days of moonshine runners in rural South and, today, is an industry that generates billions in revenue…a book which will be cherished by NASCAR fans.
New York Daily News A thorough history of the fastest growing sport in America.
Publishers Weekly Insightful, energetic…an excellent, broad-ranging account.
Joe Menzer
Joe Menzer is the author or coauthor of four previous books, including The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR and Four Corners: How UNC, N.C. State, Duke, & Wake Forest Made North Carolina the Center of the Basketball Universe. He has written for such publications as Sporting News and Inside Sports. Since 1995 he has covered the Carolina Panthers and the NFL for the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina. He lives with his wife and four children in Charlotte, N.C.
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