Archive for Author 'Donald Capps', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500
by Art Garner
It looked as if the entire grandstand was on fire. A.J. Foyt likened it to an atomic bomb going off. Chaos, chaos everywhere. A lot has been written about that day but this is the one book that the folks who were there say you ought to read.
Caribbean Capers: The Cuban Grand Prix Races of 1957, 1958 & 1960
by Joel E. Finn
A wild era in racing is captured here in grand detail and fabulous photos. Probably the only book on the subject and certainly the only one you’d want or need.
USRRC: A Record of the United States Road Racing Championship, 1963–1968
by Mike Martin
This SCCA series—the first for pro drivers—is a topic long-overlooked in the literature. Just as well, because this is the only book you’d want anyway.
Maserati 250F
by David McKinney
Some called it the most beautiful Grand Prix machine of all time. Even replicas today fetch astronomical sums. Many years in the making and combining the efforts of several experts, this excellent book is the best effort yet at sorting out which chassis did what.
Lotus 72: Formula One Icon
by Michael Oliver
First fielded in 1970 this wedge on wheels racked up a winning streak that remained unmatched for almost a decade. Obviously not everything was sunshine and light.
Nuvolari: Legendary Champion of International Auto Racing
by Count Giovanni “Johnny” Lurani with Luigi Martinatto
Tens of thousands are said to have attended the funeral of “The Flying Mantuan,” the fastest driver of the day—who had selected the tortoise as his mascot. He was a legend in his lifetime. But why?
Thunder at Sunrise
by John M. Burns
This book puts the story of America’s first three races of international stature in the context of the developing auto industry and juxtaposes them with their European predecessors.
The Fairmount Park Motor Races: 1908–1911
by Michael J. Seneca
You’d think that an event that drew half a million spectators in its first year stayed in people’s memory. It lasted only four years and, in telling why, this book closes a gap in the annals of motor racing history.
Forty Years of Stock Car Racing: Volume I, The Beginning 1949–1958
by Greg Fielden
A complete and accurate record with stories on each Grand National race from the beginning of what became the Winston Cup.
INDY: Racing Before the 500
by D. Bruce Scott
So you’re an Indy fan, are you? Bet this book contains a lot you don’t know about those poorly documented early days.
One World, Big Screen: Hollywood, the Allies, and World War II
by M. Todd Bennett
The film theater and the geopolitical theater come together in a book that explores how movies affect pubic opinion.
By the Bomb’s Early Light
by Paul Boyer
The Bomb had a fallout beyond the physical destruction it wrought. Whatever lessons were learned came at a terrible price. The book examines its impact on the American psyche and policy-making from the trivial to the sublime.
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