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NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States
Scott Beekman
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Description for NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States
Hardback. This is the first work to go beyond the popular myths of stock car racing to fully examine the sport's true history. Num Pages: 175 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSBX; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
This is the first work to go beyond the popular myths of stock car racing to fully examine the sport's true history. NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States details the ongoing saga of this quintessentially American pastime. Looking at the drivers, events, and teams, it positions NASCAR racing within larger social, economic, and cultural trends in an attempt to address the sport's phenomenal growth and popularity. This chronological examination of the evolution of stock car racing is the first history to go beyond the widely held myth that it was "invented" by Prohibition-era ... Read more
This is the first work to go beyond the popular myths of stock car racing to fully examine the sport's true history. NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States details the ongoing saga of this quintessentially American pastime. Looking at the drivers, events, and teams, it positions NASCAR racing within larger social, economic, and cultural trends in an attempt to address the sport's phenomenal growth and popularity. This chronological examination of the evolution of stock car racing is the first history to go beyond the widely held myth that it was "invented" by Prohibition-era ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275994242
SKU
V9780275994242
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About Scott Beekman
Scott M. Beekman is assistant professor of history at the University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH.
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