Faster : how a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler's best
by
 
Bascomb, Neal, author.

Title
Faster : how a Jewish driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car beat Hitler's best

Author
Bascomb, Neal, author.

Summary
They were the unlikeliest of heroes. Rene Dreyfus, a former top driver on the international racecar circuit, had been banned from the best European teams—and fastest cars—by the mid-1930s because of his Jewish heritage. Charles Weiffenbach, head of the down-on-its-luck automaker Delahaye, was desperately trying to save his company as the world teetered toward the brink. And Lucy Schell, the adventurous daughter of an American multi-millionaire, yearned to reclaim the glory of her rally-driving days. As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, these three misfits banded together to challenge Hitler's dominance at the apex of motorsport: the Grand Prix. Their quest for redemption culminated in a remarkable race that is still talked about in racing circles to this day—but which, soon after it ended, Hitler attempted to completely erase from history. Bringing to life this glamorous era and the sport that defined it, Faster chronicles one of the most inspiring, death-defying upsets of all time: a symbolic blow against the Nazis during history's darkest hour.

Contents
The look -- The rainmaster -- The speed queen and the old Gaulish warrior -- Crash -- The one thing -- The shadow -- A very good story -- Rally -- The winged beetle -- "Le drame du Million" -- The duel -- "One of us will die" -- "Find something" -- The dress rehearsal -- Victory at Pau.

Physical Description
xxiii, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject Term
Automobile racing -- History.
 
Automobile racing drivers -- Biography.
 
Discrimination in sports.
 
Grand Prix racing -- History.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects.

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Publication Date
2020

ISBN
9781328489876

Publication Information
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
 
©2020

Call Number
796.72 BASCOMB


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