The First Lady of Dirt
The Triumphs and Tragedy of Racing Pioneer Cheryl Glass
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 6 February 2024
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781538184059
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 236.22x158.75x26.67 mm
- Weight 508 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 20 BW Photos Illustrations, unspecified 526
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Long description:
The incredible, little-known story of the first successful Black woman in the sport of auto racing in the United States.
Early in her career, Cheryl Glass looked like a lock to become the first Black woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500. From racing quarter midget cars at ten years old to Indy Lights in her twenties, Cheryl was on her way towards a winning career in auto racing.
In The First Lady of Dirt: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Racing Pioneer Cheryl Glass, Bill Poehler tells Cheryl's full story for the first time. He recounts how Cheryl rapidly became the first successful Black woman in the sport, yet frequently encountered racist and sexist taunts from other drivers and fans throughout her career. While appearing to have it all-talent, ambition, looks-she faced many challenges on and off the track and her life soon spun out of control.
Featuring exclusive interviews with Cheryl's mother, friends, and competitors, The First Lady of Dirt takes you behind the scenes and in the driver's seat of Cheryl's life. Poehler, an amateur racer himself, places the reader at the track, smelling the dirt and fumes, hearing the roaring engines and crashing metal, and feeling Cheryl's joy and pain. It's the inspiring story of a racing pioneer and a tragic tale of the pressures that are often hidden from public view until it's too late.
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