Wild Wheels: Thrilling Adventures Of Men and Cars

by Don McKay

13 Stories about the thrilling adventures of men and cars.
Table of Contents:
THE RACE: Comment - by Ken Purdy
The Ragged Edge - by William Nolan
Brick Road to Glory - by William Campbell Gault
The Restoration of Leadfoot Murphy - by Captain Burr Leyson
Change of Plan - by Ken Purdy
The Greatest Auto Race of All - by Larry Collins & Dominique Lapierre
Cop Without a Badge - by John & Ward Hawkins
I Hit and Ran - by Jhan & June Robbins
Windup - by Austin Harris
Frame-up on the Highway - by John & Ward Hawkins
The Rail - by Don McKay
The 6 Transistors Go to the Races - by Allen Childs
What Do You Do for an Encore? - by Arnold Benson
Low Moment on the High Road - by Stuart Hemsley

188 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1968

About the author

Don McKay is an award-winning Canadian poet, editor, and educator.

McKay was educated at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Wales, where he earned his PhD in 1971. He taught creative writing and English for 27 years in universities including the University of Western Ontario and the University of New Brunswick.

In June 2007, he won the Griffin Poetry Prize for Strike/Slip (2006). He is the co-founder and manuscript reader for Brick Books, one of Canada's leading poetry presses, and was editor of the literary journal The Fiddlehead from 1991-96.

In 2008, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[2]

Reviews

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great short stories.

This page has the wrong Don McKay listed as the editor though.