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Major Taylor: The World's Fastest Man

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Half a century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, forty years before the era of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, a decade before Jack Johnson claimed the heavyweight boxing title, Taylor ascended to the peak of the most popular sport of the day. This concise, 3,700-word essay by popular historian Jack Kelly outlines the career of a forgotten champion. Thoroughly researched, fascinating and important.

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: February 23, 2011

Major Taylor: The World's Fastest Man

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Half a century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, forty years before the era of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, a decade before Jack Johnson claimed the heavyweight boxing title, Taylor ascended to the peak of the most popular sport of the day. This concise, 3,700-word essay by popular historian Jack Kelly outlines the career of a forgotten champion. Thoroughly researched, fascinating and important.

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: February 23, 2011

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