The racers : how an outcast driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car challenged Hitler's best
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781338277418, 1338277413
Physical Desc
xii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1090L
Status
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Antisemitism in sports -- Europe -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing drivers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing drivers -- Europe -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Grand Prix racing -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing -- Europe -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing drivers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Automobile racing drivers -- Europe -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Grand Prix racing -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Published
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2009
Language
English
ISBN
9781338277418, 1338277413
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 7.7, 9 Points
Level 7.7, 9 Points
Lexile measure
1090
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory. As the Third Reich stripped Jews of their rights and began their march toward war, one driver, René Dreyfus, a 32-year-old Frenchman of Jewish heritage who had enjoyed some early successes on the racing circuit, was barred from driving on any German or Italian race teams, which fielded the best in class, due to the rise of Hitler and Benito Mussolini. So it was that in 1937, Lucy Schell, an American heiress and top Monte Carlo Rally driver, needed a racer for a new team she was creating to take on Germany's Silver Arrows. Sensing untapped potential in Dreyfus, she funded the development of a nimble tiger of a new car built by a little-known French manufacturer called Delahaye. As the nations of Europe marched ever closer to war, Schell and Dreyfus faced down Hitler's top drivers, and the world held its breath in anticipation, waiting to see who would triumph"--,Provided by publisher
Target Audience
1090L,Lexile
Target Audience
Ages 12 and up.,Scholastic Focus.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12.,Scholastic Focus.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG+,7.7,9,9,510222
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bascomb, N. (2020). The racers: how an outcast driver, an American heiress, and a legendary car challenged Hitler's best (First edition.). Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bascomb, Neal. 2020. The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best. Scholastic Focus.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bascomb, Neal. The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best Scholastic Focus, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bascomb, Neal. The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best First edition., Scholastic Focus, 2020.
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