King of the Boards: Jimmy Murphy

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Jimmy Murphy was orphaned at 11 years old when his father died in an earthquake. By 21, Jimmy became a racecar mechanic/driver and went on to be the best automobile pilot of his era. This book is about Murphy's life, the atmosphere of the 1920s, the other driver personalities and car builders-the Golden Age of American automobile racing. The hardcover book is illustrated with approximately 300 photographs and 50 drawings and paintings about Murphy's life and the sport of automobile racing in the 1920s. By: Gary Doyle. 

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