| Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France Contributor(s): Pierce, Daniel S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469609916 ISBN-13: 9781469609911 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Motor Sports - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 796.72 |
| LCCN: 2009039436 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.2" W x 9.24" (1.18 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - NASCAR |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Daniel S. Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s, when the sport spread beyond its southern roots and gained national recognition. Real NASCAR not only confirms the popular notion of NASCAR's origins in bootlegging, but also establishes beyond a doubt the close ties between organized racing and the illegal liquor industry, a story that readers will find both fascinating and controversial. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pierce, Daniel S.: - Daniel S. Pierce is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He is author of The Great Smokies: From Natural Habitat to National Park. |