Life in the slipstream : the legend of Bobby Walthour Sr. / Andrew M. Homan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Homan, Andrew M., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walthour, Bobby, 1878-1949.

Walthour, Bobby.

Cyclists--United States--Biography.

Cyclists.

Bicycle racing--United States--History.

Bicycle racing.

Bicycle racing--Europe--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The riveting life of one of America's most famous cyclists

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Georgia Peach Blossom; 2 Bobby and Blanche; 3 Prince of atlanta; 4 Bipartite Bicycling; 5 In the Slipstream; 6 Six Daze; 7 Gentlemen, Start Your Engines; 8 Twentieth Century Fox; 9 Cold Start, Big Money; 10 At the Edge of the Garden; 11 Sunday Preacher; 12 American Champion; 13 Back in Dixie; 14 Baptism of Blood; 15 Dixie Flyers; 16 L'Imbattable Walthour; 17 On Top of the World; 18 Sputtering Skyrocket; 19 Déjà Vu; 20 An American Superstar in Paris; 21 Crash and Burn; 22 Nine Lives; 23 Herr Walthour; 24 Russian Roulette Survivor; Notes; Index

AB; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59797-768-3

OCLC:

755581201