"Marshall ""Major"" Taylor"

World Champion Bicyclist, 1899

Marlene Targ Brill

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Creative Reboot
01 June 2023

"This biography presents the life and times of Marshall ""Major"" Taylor, the African-American bicycle racer who won three consecutive world championship titles at the turn of the twentieth century. He started his cycling career when he was twelve years old, doing bicycle tricks and winning races against adults. This was a time when bicycle racing was one of the most popular sports in the world and Jim Crow was raging against Blacks. Yet, he became an international superstar of bicycle racing and is still revered overseas and locally. This is a Society of Midland Authors Honor Book."

By: Marlene Targ Brill
Imprint: Creative Reboot
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 163g
ISBN: 9798987628119
Pages: 114
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marlene Targ Brill is an award-winning author of more than 70 books. She often writes about children and how they overcome great odds to follow their dreams.

Reviews for "Marshall ""Major"" Taylor": World Champion Bicyclist, 1899

"This biography profiles Marshall Taylor, an African American bicyclist who, despite facing prejudice in racing and in life, achieved world renown at the turn of the last century. . . . Brill's accessible, personable prose vividly relates Taylor's experiences, from childhood trick-cycling gig, . . to later triumphs as the first Black world cycling champion. . . . this inspiring life story will engage children, whether or not they are cycling enthusiasts. Shelle Rosenfeld, Booklist 5.0 out of 5 stars ""Five Stars - Great book"" Ged Clarke, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2018 ""I ordered a set of these books for a school in Chicago. Every kid needs a hero, and every kid needs access to books."" Beth, Chicago School Librarian"