Major

Major
Author: Todd Balf
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-01-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0307236595

The story of a man who transcended the handicaps of race to become America’s first African American mega sports celebrity At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse money were awarded to them. Major Taylor aimed to be the fastest of them all. Taylor’s most formidable and ruthless opponent-a man nicknamed the "Human Engine" was Floyd McFarland. One man was white, one black; one from a storied Virginia family, the other descended from Kentucky slaves; one celebrated as a hero, one trying to secure his spot in a sport he dominated. The only thing they had in common was the desire to be named the fastest man alive. Finally, in 1904, both men headed to Australia for a much-­anticipated title match to decide who would claim the coveted title. Major is the story of a superstar nobody saw coming, the account of a fierce rivalry that would become an archetypal tale of white versus black in the 20th century, and, most of all, the tale of our nation’s first black sports celebrity.

The Major Effect

The Major Effect
Author: Dennis Kavanagh
Publisher: Pan
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN:

John Major's rise to leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister was meteoric and surprising. When he became Chancellor in 1989 few voters knew his name and his replacement of Margaret Thatcher seemed even more bewildering. This book provides an overview of John Major's premiership.

The Major

The Major
Author: Ralph Connor
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1917
Genre: Canada
ISBN:

The Best of the Major

The Best of the Major
Author: Galen Winter
Publisher: Down East Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780892725403

For more than a decade, readers of Shooting Sportsman magazine have delighted in the eccentric character and colorful misadventures of the fictional Major Nathaniel Peabody (U.S. Army, retired). These accounts are delivered in fine fashion by the major's long-suffering lawyer, who manages Peabody's meager trust fund. By popular demand, author Galen Winter collected the finest of his stories in this anthology, The Best of the Major.Just who is Major Nathaniel Peabody? The man who gave him life describes him this way in the book's preface: His extreme independence makes the major popular in some circles and quite unpopular in others. However, the matters that are important to the major do not include a longing for popularity, involvement with any of the temporary fads of society, or conformity with the politically correct. Shooting over an English setter on an abandoned Georgia farm, watching a November sunrise from a Manitoba duck blind, calling Argentine geese into a decoy set spread out on a Patagonia plain . . . -- these are the pursuits that attract the major.

The Major

The Major
Author: Ralph Connor
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2023-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3387024584

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Grit

Grit
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9789388322768

Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book, Bk 3

Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book, Bk 3
Author: Willard A. Palmer
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1982-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780882848150

A piano course for beginners of all ages. Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers 4 complete beginning piano methods that use the same eclectic reading approach (with a focus on intervals). However, the grading, songs, illustrations, covers and names of the courses are all different.

The Major Transitions in Evolution

The Major Transitions in Evolution
Author: John Maynard Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 1997-10-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 019850294X

During evolution there have been several major changes in the way genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transitions include the origin of life itself, the first eukaryotic cells, reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular plants and animals, the emergence of cooperation and of animal societies. This is the first book to discuss all these major transitions and their implications for our understanding of evolution.Clearly written and illustrated with many original diagrams, this book will be welcomed by students and researchers in the fields of evolutionary biology, ecology, and genetics.

The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records

The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records
Author: Major League Baseball
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0771057350

Since the first pitch was thrown, MLB has tracked the performance of every team and player, documented every hit and measured every home run. And while some plays are part of the everyday game, there are moments in baseball when a player's performance reaches a new level of greatness and new records are made. The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records catalogs the game's most remarkable achievements, as well as some of the less traditional and quirky stats that all play a part in the game. MLB's team of in-house writers, researchers and historians have scoured the history of the game and written the most accurate, complete and definitive record of baseball stats and achievements. Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records documents the absolute best of the best and packs each achievement into this lavishly illustrated book where fans will be treated to never-before-seen photographs of their favourite players. Double-page spreads will show Henderson racing to second base to claim the stolen base record, while another full color spread celebrates Bond's crushing hit that set a new threshold for most home-runs. All the records are here, each with an account of events and spectacular photographs that make this truly the most spectacular baseball book ever published.

THE MAJOR’S WIFE

THE MAJOR’S WIFE
Author: Merline Lovelace
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2015-01-30
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 459668264X