{"product_id":"speed-queens-rachel-harris-gardiner-9781399065214","title":"Speed Queens: A Secret History of Women in Motorsport","description":"\u003ci\u003eSpeed Queens\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of women in motorsport, from the very beginning in 1897 to the modern era. Tracing the different ways that women have found into motor racing and rallying, it covers over a century of stories across the world. Each chapter takes a particular event as an introduction to a racer and her contemporaries, taking a different theme each time and moving forward through history. Circuit racing and rallying are both covered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch more than a collection of profiles and lists of achievements, it explores ideas including sportswomen as performers in the early 20th century, women, death and risk and how the expansion of small car production in the 1960s benefitted female drivers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the best-known female competitors such as Michele Mouton (rallying) and Lella Lombardi (Formula 1) make appearances, but \u003ci\u003eSpeed Queens\u003c\/i\u003e is not just concerned with big names and historic \"firsts\". For every woman to be the first to do something on wheels, there were usually several others vying for that honor. In this book, they are given back their place in the story and their relationships to one another examined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Harris-Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399065211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399065214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs","brand":"Rachel Harris-Gardiner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079211184383,"sku":"9781399065214","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_584c69cf-5cbc-4594-a180-a5eb2df5e116.jpg?v=1685479819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speed-queens-rachel-harris-gardiner-9781399065214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}