Retired lawyer John M. Burns is a freelance writer who lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania.

“thoroughly researched”—Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      1. A Cloud of Dust      2. The Invasion of Nassau County      3. Devil-Wagon Holiday      4. A Miracle That Hundreds Weren’t Killed      5. An Appian Way for the Motorist      6. Once a Year I See the Sun Rise      7. Showdown at Savannah      8. The Predictions of an Invisible Man      9. Last Dance on Long Island      10. The Young Master      11. Mr. Harroun Was a Fine Gentleman      12. You Would Have Weeped Today      13. Oh Boy! Let Her Ride      14. Dago Luck (Part One)      15. Dago Luck (Part Two)      16. Dago Luck (Part Three)      17. The Reason for Multiple Valves      18. My All-Time Thrill      19. A Triumph of American Grit      20. A Bad Day for America      21. As Dangerous a Drive as Has Ever Been Seen      22. The Most Remarkable Performance      23. The World’s Best Race      24. Dago Luck Revisited      25. Return to Santa Monica      26. Winners and Losers      27. Epilogue      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Retired lawyer John M. Burns is a freelance writer who lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania.

“thoroughly researched”—Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      1. A Cloud of Dust      2. The Invasion of Nassau County      3. Devil-Wagon Holiday      4. A Miracle That Hundreds Weren’t Killed      5. An Appian Way for the Motorist      6. Once a Year I See the Sun Rise      7. Showdown at Savannah      8. The Predictions of an Invisible Man      9. Last Dance on Long Island      10. The Young Master      11. Mr. Harroun Was a Fine Gentleman      12. You Would Have Weeped Today      13. Oh Boy! Let Her Ride      14. Dago Luck (Part One)      15. Dago Luck (Part Two)      16. Dago Luck (Part Three)      17. The Reason for Multiple Valves      18. My All-Time Thrill      19. A Triumph of American Grit      20. A Bad Day for America      21. As Dangerous a Drive as Has Ever Been Seen      22. The Most Remarkable Performance      23. The World’s Best Race      24. Dago Luck Revisited      25. Return to Santa Monica      26. Winners and Losers      27. Epilogue      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index