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Author Speno, Andrew, author

Title The Many Lives of Eddie Rickenbacker / Andrew Speno
Published Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Series Biographies for young readers
Biographies for young readers.
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Author's Note -- 1: Black Sheep of the Family -- 2: Man of the House -- 3: Moving Up in the World -- 4: King of the Dirt-Track Racers -- 5: Hat in the Ring -- 6: Ace of Aces -- 7: Grounded -- 8: At the Controls -- 9: Mayday -- 10: Descent and Landing -- Timeline -- Captain Eddie's Advice to Young People, 1953 -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography
Summary "The life story of a daredevil who became a war hero will fascinate adventurous young readers with its tales of survival. At age thirteen, following the death of his father, young Eddie dropped out of school and joined the workforce. Through a combination of smarts, hard work, and perseverance, Rickenbacker would grow up to become an automobile mechanic, a race car driver, a fighter pilot, an entrepreneur, a war hero, a business executive, and a staunch advocate for hard work and personal responsibility. Along the way he lived on the line between recklessness and courage. He survived dozens of accidents, coming close to death more than once. During the earliest years of American automobile racing, Rickenbacker was "the most daring and withal the most cautious driver" on the circuit. How could he have been both daring and cautious? The Many Lives of Eddie Rickenbacker invites young readers to decide for themselves as they follow him on his many hair-raising adventures."-- Provided by publisher
Subject Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.
SUBJECT Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 fast
Subject Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Automobile racing -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Air pilots -- United States
Air pilots, Military -- United States
Automobile racing -- United States
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Air pilots
Air pilots, Military
Automobile racing
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
Juvenile works
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780821447222
082144722X