Donald Campbell: 300+ a Speed Odyssey: His Life with Bluebird

By David De Lara

Donald Campbell was born into the world of record-breaking, as the only son of the legendary Sir Malcolm Campbell, famous in the inter-war years as the ultimate record breaker with nine land and four water speed records. This richly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the life of Donald Campbell, a brave and intense man obsessed with doing better than his father and flying the flag for Britain as the pioneering nation of speed record breakers and leading-edge designers. With much new and rare material, it reveals the record attempts made with his Bluebirds on land and water, capturing the life-and-death dramas played out against the barren backdrop of Lake Eyre in Australia and the verdant hills surrounding Coniston Water in the English Lake District.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750970081
• ISBN13: 9780750970082
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.8" x 9.9"