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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     More Content       More by this author     Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969-     Subjects     Taylor, Major, 1878-1932 -- Juvenile literature.     Cyclists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Cyclists -- United States -- Biography.     Cyclists, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Bicycle racing -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969-       by title:      Major Taylor : world...       by call number:      796.62092 T244sm     Search the Web     Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969-     Taylor, Major, 1878-1932 -- Juvenile literature.     Cyclists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Cyclists -- United States -- Biography.     Cyclists, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Bicycle racing -- History -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Major Taylor : world cycling champion / Charles R. Smith Jr. ; illustrated by Leo Espinosa. by Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969- Candlewick Press, c2023. Call #: 796.62092 T244sm Subjects Taylor, Major, 1878-1932 -- Juvenile literature.   Cyclists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Cyclists -- United States -- Biography.   Cyclists, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Bicycle racing -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781536214987 1536214981 Edition:  First edition. Description:  1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  One hundred years ago, one of the most popular spectator sports was bicycle racing, and the man to beat was Marshall "Major" Taylor, who set records in his teens and won his first world championship by age twenty. The first African American world champion in cycling and the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport, Major Taylor faced down challenge after challenge, not least the grueling Six-Day Race, a test of speed, strength, and endurance. With energy, heart, and pounding verse, Charles R. Smith Jr. evokes the excitement of the crowd at Madison Square Garden as Major powered through exhaustion, hallucinations, and racist abuse from fellow riders, who tried to crash his bike throughout the competition. Leo Espinosa's dynamic illustrations capture the action, and as day six draws to a close, and Major's odds narrow, there is little doubt that his triumphant rise and legacy as an international cycling champion are assured--whatever the outcome of one race--in this high-octane tribute to a trailblazing athlete. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Espinosa, Leo. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Cole Harbour Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 796.62092 T244sm Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 796.62092 T244sm Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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