Play Book Tag discussion

Bascomb writes with the same calibre as the likes of Laura Hillenbrand, Erik Larson and Daniel James Brown. He takes a topic that can be very specialized so that few are interested it, and makes it interesting to those outside of auto racing fans. He writes about the people involved in the two main teams competing for victory in setting records and winning a Grand Prix with the first ever 1 million franc prize involved. History tells us what happens, as does the title, but it is still interesting to see how Lucy Schell managed to organize her team (she's the American heiress, but was half French and grew up in both countries), how her teammates developed their skills as well as how the German champion Rudi Caracciola became so good along with his team. Among this we also read about Hitler's interest in motor sports during his rise to power plus his support of the Daimler-Benz auto manufacturer.

If you live in or are from NYC and have lived there long enough, it's possible you have eaten at his restaurant Le Chanticlair which was started after he returned from serving with the US in WW II.