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The first lady of dirt : the triumphs and tragedy of racing pioneer Cheryl Glass / William Poehler.
Van Pelt Library GV1032.G595 P64 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poehler, Bill, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Glass, Cheryl.
- Women automobile racing drivers--United States--Biography.
- Women automobile racing drivers.
- Women drag racers--United States--Biography.
- Women drag racers.
- African American athletes--Biography.
- African American athletes.
- African American models--Biography.
- African American models.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
- Summary:
- "The First Lady of Dirt tells the incredible, little-known story of one of the most promising race car drivers in the United States who defied the odds as a Black woman in the sport of auto racing to find success, but whose life came crashing down after repeated run-ins with authorities and struggles with mental illness before her death at age 35"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Poehler, Bill, 1977- First lady of dirt
- ISBN:
- 9781538184059
- 1538184052
- OCLC:
- 1390875339
- Publisher Number:
- 99995656388
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