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[Mary Blight]
Language
English
Pages
516

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Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot
1998, [Mary Blight]
Hardback in English - 2nd edition with amendments.

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First Sentence

"Not long after the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, there came to Paris a young man in search of his fortune."

Table of Contents

Foreword by Lord Essendon Page v
List of Illustrations Page ix
Author's Acknowledgement Page xiii
Prologue Page xvii
PART ONE
1. A Tale of Two Cities Page 1
2. Roots Page 12
3. The Miracle of the 14/45 Page 25
4. The Momentum Increases Page 40
PART TWO
1. Enter the 90 Page 52
2. Triumph and Tragedy in the Double Twelve, May 1930 Page 68
3. Vindication at Le Mans, June 1930 Page 82
4. The Irish Grand Prix, July 1930 Page 94
5. Confusion at the Crossroads, July/August 1930 Page 105
6. The Tourist Trophy, August 1930 Page 113
7. Curtain for the 90s, September/October 1930 Page 132
8. The 105, October 1930/March 1931 Page 144
9. The Double Twelve: The Race that Never Was, April/May 1931 Page 154
10. The Luck of the Leprachauns, June 1931 Page 174
11. Le Mans: A Brooklands Hangover, June 1931 Page 188
12. Intermezzo, June/August 1931 Page 203
13. The Tourist Trophy, August 1931 Page 214
14. Near Miss in the "500", September/October 1931 Page 233
15. Winter Quarters, October 1931/February 1932 Page 247
16. VIa Coppa Delle Mille Miglia, March/April 1932 Page 259
17. A New British Season Begins, March/April 1932 Page 285
Flood Tide: The J.C.C. 1,000 Miles Race, May/June 1932 Page 292
18. A Chapter of Accidents, June 1932 Page 307
19. Alpine Ascendancy, July/August 1932 Page 327
20. Incontinence in Ireland Page 343
21. Twilight of the Gods Page 360
PART THREE
1. Commercial Harvest, 1933 Page 376
2. The Year of Intervention, 1934 Page 388
3. The Sixth International Alpine Trial, July/August 1934 Page 401
4. The End of the Dream, August 1934/January 1935 Page 419
5. Rape, 1935 Page 429
6. Into the Shadows, 1936 Page 440
7. The Fastest Touring Car in the World, 1937/38 Page 451
Epilogue Page 470
Appendices Page 481
Addendum Page 497
Errors and Omissions Page 498
Index Page 501

Edition Notes

This second edtion is a fascimile of the first edtion so that all page numbers remain the same.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
629.2222

The Physical Object

Format
Hardback
Pagination
xx, 516p. [45] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
516
Dimensions
9.9 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
Weight
1.7Kg (3 lb 9 oz)

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16299118M
ISBN 10
0953206416
OCLC/WorldCat
59364917
Goodreads
5994376

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