The Fast Times of Albert Champion: From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, an Untold Story of Speed, Success, and Betrayal

by Peter Joffre Nye

Book Overview

RACER. INNOVATOR. CELEBRITY. MOGUL. CHAMPION.This is the first biography of the short but exciting life of Albert Champion-record-setting bicyclist and motorcyclist, daredevil racecar driver, early automobile innovator, charismatic ladies' man, and celebrity of the Jazz Age.Though most Americans have heard of the companies Albert Champion founded-ACDelco and Champion Spark Plug-few know much about the charismatic man behind them.Like a Richard Branson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616149647
• ISBN13: 9781616149642
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"