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Motor girls : how women took the wheel and drove boldly into the twentieth century  Cover Image Book Book

Motor girls : how women took the wheel and drove boldly into the twentieth century / Sue Macy ; foreword by Danica Patrick.

Macy, Sue, (author.). Patrick, Danica, 1982- (author of foreword.).

Summary:

Presents the first generation of female motorists who drove cars for fun, profit, and to make a statement about the evolving role of women.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781426326974
  • ISBN: 1426326971
  • ISBN: 9781426326981
  • ISBN: 142632698X
  • Physical Description: 96 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 92) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
America, meet the motor car -- Motoring laws -- The time of her life -- Mind your manners -- Going the distance -- The well-dressed motorist -- The need for speed -- Road reads -- Driving for liberty -- Motoring milestones -- Bumpy roads -- Shifting gears.
Target Audience Note:
10 & up.
Subject: Women automobile drivers > Biography.
Automobile travel > History > 20th century.
Automobiles > United States > History.
Illustrated books.
Genre: Biographies.


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