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OverviewFrom 1934 to the 1970s, the All-American Soap Box Derby pushed thousands of youths to use their curiosity, ingenuity, and determination to become the most famous kid in America. Through first-person accounts, Champions, Cheaters, and Childhood Dreams chronicles a history of the race from a hillside in Dayton to the corporate-sponsored, star-studded event it would become in the 1950s and 1960s. The influence of the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights and feminist movements, Vietnam, and Watergate helped shape and transform the race from a simple amateur event into an American icon. The revised edition has been updated to include race histories through 2010.Punches are not pulled, praise is given when praise is due, criticism is leveled when called for. -- totalbike.com Full Product DetailsAuthor: Melanie Payne , Harry HollingworthPublisher: University of Akron Press Imprint: University of Akron Press Edition: Updated ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781935603481ISBN 10: 1935603485 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 July 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMelanie Payne is an award-winning journalist and writer. Her work has appeared in magazines and newspapers nationwide. She has worked as a staff writer for the Akron Beacon Journal, the Sacramento Bee newspapers, and the News-Press in Fort Myers, Florida. A Cleveland, Ohio native, she currently lives in Southwest Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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