For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit
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For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit
For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit

For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit

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Todd Gould (Author)  

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This book tells the little-known story of a highly celebrated auto-racing event for African Americans, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes. These races were held in Indiana and throughout the Midwest during the racial turbulence of the 1920s and 1930s, when the Ku Klux Klan cast a shadow over the social and political landscape of the state and region. The story is told through the eyes and emotions of Indianapolis auto mechanic Charlie Wiggins. The greatest African American driver of the era, Wiggins was known as the "Negro Speed King." Set against the colorful backdrop of gangsters, bootleggers, the birth of jazz, and the early history of auto racing in the United States, For Gold and Glory chronicles the tragedies and triumphs of a dedicated group of individuals who overcame tremendous odds to chase their dreams. 45 b&w photos CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Todd Gould is the ten-time Emmy Award-winning writer and television producer of For Gold and Glory, the PBS television special on which this book is based. Gould is author of Pioneers of the Hardwood (IUP, 1998). He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • Contributor: Todd Gould
  • Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780253219626
  • Number of Pages: 240
  • Packaged Dimensions: 155x235mm
  • Packaged Weight: 399
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Release Date: 2007-08-08
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Todd Gould is the ten-time Emmy Award-winning writer and television producer of For Gold and Glory, the PBS television special on which this book is based. Gould is author of Pioneers of the Hardwood (IUP, 1998). He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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