Bud Moore : memoir of a country mechanic from D-Day to NASCAR glory /

"This is Bud Moore's story in his own words, covering his early life in Depression-era Spartanburg, South Carolina, his combat experience during the Invasion of Normandy, his racing career, and his family life and retirement as a gentleman farmer. Many never before seen photos are included...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moore, Bud, 1925-
Otros Autores: Wood, Perry Allen, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Temas:
Moore, Bud, > 1925-
NASCAR (Association) > History.
NASCAR (Association)
Automobile racing drivers > United States > Biography.
Stock car racing > United States > History.
Coureurs automobiles > États-Unis > Biographies.
Courses de stock-cars > États-Unis > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Automobile racing drivers
Stock car racing
United States
collective biographies.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Winston Kelley
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • A born farmer
  • Caught in the draft
  • A modified life
  • Coming of age
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
  • Wading into the future
  • Mercuries, mustangs, and moving on
  • The Torino years
  • T-birds and trophies
  • One tough customer
  • One tougher customer
  • Hitting hard and running harder
  • Winning again
  • The final laps
  • The gentleman farmer
  • Bud's three sons.

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