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The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record
The Fast Set Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record Author:Charles Jennings The remarkable story of the Speed Kings, a small group of oddballs who achieved international notoriety in their race to claim the Land Speed Record.Charles Jennings? fascinating book brings to life the story of three men, united only by their desire to travel faster than anyone had ever done before?and to claim for their country and themselves ... more »the coveted Land Speed Record. They were Henry Segrave, as famous as he was fearless, drawing tens of thousands to his Florida record attempts; Malcolm Campbell, whose risk-taking behind the wheel was matched only by that of his scandalous love life; and John Cobb, the taciturn recluse who eventually broke the record. What made these men invest their lives and fortunes in the pursuit of speed? The Fast Set is their riveting story: a brief, startling phenomenon of the inter-war years that blazed out as suddenly as it appeared.« less