MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01897cam a2200313 i 4500
001 2014026203
003 DLC
005 20150611080624.0
008 140703s2014 ncu b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2014026203
020 $a9780786479306 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9781476614595 (ebook)
040 $aPSt/DLC$beng$cPSt$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGV1029.15$b.G66 2014
082 00 $a796.7209771/212$223
100 1 $aGoodwin, Carl,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe Put-in-Bay road races, 1952-1963 /$cCarl Goodwin.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2014]
300 $avii, 263 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A sports car race took place on an island in Lake Erie. The cars they raced were those they drove as daily transportation: MGs, Porsches, Triumphs, Alfas and others. In this illustrated history, drivers, officials, mechanics and spectators share their stories. The text paints a vivid picture of the sports car racing scene in post-war America"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPut-in-Bay, a summer paradise in 1951 -- The last American road race, 1952-1959, 1963 -- 1952: the first of the last American road races -- 1953: what is so fair as a day in June? -- 1954: the technology of sport -- 1955: safety in sports car racing -- 1956: a likeable little race -- 1957: a typical day at Put-in-Bay -- 1958: the year of the lap record -- 1959: the last CSCC race -- 1963: the secret road race -- Farewell to Put-in-Bay, it was a wonderful race.
650 0 $aSports car racing$zOhio$zPut-in-Bay$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAutomobile racing drivers$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aPut-in-Bay (Ohio)$xHistory$y20th century.