{"product_id":"major-taylor-in-australia-jim-fitzpatrick-9780980748024","title":"Major Taylor in Australia","description":"Black American cyclist, Major Taylor, winner of the 1899 World Sprint Championship, was the highest paid and most famous athlete in what was then the world's most popular and lucrative sport. Spectators packed stadiums in North America, Europe and Australasia to watch him race. In the United States, however, his white rivals' racial bigotry, hatred, threats, and dangerous and dirty riding tactics became intolerable. In Australia for the 1904 summer racing series, Taylor faced his American arch enemy, and hostilities came to a head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Fitzpatrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098074802X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780980748024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Star Hill Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.42d","brand":"Jim Fitzpatrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063559876863,"sku":"9780980748024","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_377b4a04-f4e8-4a68-a502-718420c0da42.jpg?v=1685390284","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/major-taylor-in-australia-jim-fitzpatrick-9780980748024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}