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Daredevil at the wheel : the climb and crash of Joan LaCosta Cover Image Book

Daredevil at the wheel : the climb and crash of Joan LaCosta / Tony St. Clair ; foreword by Aime Alley Card.

St. Clair, Tony, 1960- (author.).

Summary:

"The thrilling story of Joan LaCosta's wild life behind the wheel and escape into anonymity was untold, until now, and sits at a compelling intersection of auto racing history, gender equity in sports, and true crime, all set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781493087464
  • ISBN: 1493087460
  • Physical Description: xi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The fastest woman in the world -- J. Alex Sloan -- Marion Martins's Independence Day -- The record book -- Love on the track -- The grudge match -- The rise -- A charmed life -- Luck is a leaf in the wind -- The call of the air -- Falling back to earth --Love in the clouds -- The crash -- The trial -- Dust to dust -- Twilight.

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Subject: LaCoasta, Joan, 1901-1993.
Women automobile racing drivers > Kentucky > Biography.
Automobile racing > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
True crime stories > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.

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