In this "sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American Sports legend" ( Publishers Weekly )--the remarkable Major Taylor who became the world\'s Fastest biCyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era--"Kranish has done historians and fans a service by reminding us that such immortals as Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Serena Williams and Tiger Woods all followed in Major Taylor\'s wake" ( The Washington Post ).
In the 1890s, the nation\'s promise of equality had failed spectac.
In this "sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American Sports legend" ( Publishers Weekly )--the remarkable Major Taylor who became the world\'s Fastest biCyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era--"Kranish has done historians and fans a service by reminding us that such immortals as Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Serena Williams and Tiger Woods all followed in Major Taylor\'s wake" ( The Washington Post )
