The Brown Bullet - by Bill Poehler (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The powers-that-be in auto racing in the 1920s, namely the American Automobile Association's Contest Board, barred everyone who wasn't a white male from the sport. Dewey Gatson, a black man who went by the name Rajo Jack, broke into the epicenter of racing in California, refusing to let the pervasive racism of his day stop him from competing against entire fields of white drivers. Though Rajo Jack spent his whole life striving to reach the pinnacle of the sport, the Indianapolis 500, the greatest race in the world wouldn't have him. In The Brown Bullet, Bill Poehler uncovers the life of a long-forgotten trailblazer and the great lengths he took to even get on the track, and, in the end, tells how Rajo Jack proved to a generation that a black man could compete with some of the greatest white drivers of his era, winning some of the biggest races of the day"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The powers-that-be in 1920s auto racing, namely the American Automobile Association's Contest Board, barred everyone who wasn't a white male from the sport. But Dewey Gatson, a black man who went by the name Rajo Jack, drove into the center of "outlaw" auto racing in California, refusing to let the pervasive racism of his day stop him from competing against entire fields of white drivers. In <i>The Brown Bullet</i>, journalist Bill Poehler uncovers the life of a long-forgotten trailblazer and the great lengths he took to even get on the track, showing ultimately how Rajo Jack proved to a generation that a black man could compete with some of the greatest white drivers of his era, winning some of the biggest races of the day.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This excellent, very important book tells an inspirational tale." --<i><b>Hemmings</b></i><br><br>"Poehler has done a fine job of researching the life of Rajo Jack, relating his determination and poise in the face of discrimination."<b><i>─ Library Journal </i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Bill Poehler</b> is an award-winning investigative journalist based in the Pacific Northwest, where he has worked as a reporter for the <i>Statesman Journal</i> for 21 years. His work has appeared in the <i>Oregonian</i>, the <i>Eugene Register-Guard</i>, and the<i> Corvallis Gazette-Times</i>; online at OPB.org and KGW.com; and in magazines including <i>Slant Six News</i>, <i>Racing Wheels</i>, <i>National Speed Sport News</i>, and <i>Dirt Track Digest</i>.
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