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Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist

Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist
Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by: James E. Ransome
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Ages: 6 - 10
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  • Capitol Choices List (DC)
  • Emphasis On Reading Program Master List (AL)
  • Golden Sower Masterlist (NE)
  • Kansas State Reading Circle Intermediate Titles
  • KC3 Award Master List Nominee (MO)
  • Young Hoosier Book Award Master List (IN)
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Description

Marshall Taylor could ride his bike forward, backward, even perched on the handlebars. When his stunts landed him a job at the famous Indiana bike shop Hay and Willits, folks were amazed that a thirteen-year-old black boy in 1891 could be such a crackerjack cyclist.

How little Marshall Taylor -- through dedication, undeniable talent, and daring speed -- transformed himself into the extraordinary Major Taylor is chronicled in this inspiring biography. Here is the story of a kid who turned pro at the age of eighteen, went on to win the world championship title just three years later, and battled racism and the odds to become a true American hero.

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