Car racing against the clock
Subtitle: the story of the world land speed record
By: Frank Ross, Jr.
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Automobiles, Racing -- Speed records -- Juvenile literature; Automobile racing -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Automobiles, Racing -- Speed records; Automobile racing drivers
Description: A history, emphasizing famous cars and drivers, of the continuing attempts to drive the fastest car in the world from the 1898 record speed of thirty-nine miles per hour to today's speeds of over 600 miles per hour.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 125.
Includes index.