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The Great Race : the amazing Round-the-World Auto Race of 1908

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Long before 'The Amazing Race' there was 'The Great Race', an around-the-world auto race that took place in 1908 and made headlines throughout that year.

It featured an international field of vehicles that showcased the incredibly innovative car-making of the time.

Encounters with wolves, Cossacks, terrible roads, thieves and more made this proto-typical global competition as exciting as our favourite survival shows.

It featured an equally appealing cast of characters - the preening Italian adventurer, the proud German soldier, the scrappy Americans whom no one believed could win.

All are captured in this thrilling illustrated non-fiction narrative by acclaimed novelist Gary Blackwood.

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Product Details
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
0810994895 / 9780810994898
Hardback
796.72
01/05/2008
United States
English
144 p. : col. ill.
18 cm
Children's (6-12)/Teenage / Young Adult Learn More
Quiz No: 224082, Points 6.00, Book Level 7.90,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More