Major Taylor
The World's Fastest Man
$52.03
- Hardcover
372 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2026
Summary
Celebrating the history-making Black American who smashed world records and became a global cycling sensation!
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was one of the greatest American athletes of the early 20th century, setting records in regional bike races as a teen and winning his first world championship by the age of twenty. But Taylor was born in 1878 in Indianapolis and came of age during the height of the Jim Crow era, facing racism at every turn.
Cartoonist Frederick Noland is…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770464933 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 177046493X |
| Author: | Frederick Noland |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 372 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 186mm x 229mm |
| Series: | The World's Fastest Man |
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Critics Review
Lovingly rendered, exhaustively researched…Fred Noland’s indie comic style lends itself well to telling Taylor’s outsider story. And I’ve seen Fred on his bike too many times to not know that this is the story he was meant to tell. Keith Knight, cartoonist of The K Chronicles. Major Taylor is a work of wonder! Be prepared to be a tandem passenger on Fred Noland s bike as his storytelling propels you forward. The reader feels every pedal stroke of this cycling pioneer’s rise to fame, along with his challenges and heartbreaks. Expressive and affecting drawings powerfully communicate a passionate connection with his subject. Noland takes you to the end of the line both literally and figuratively with beautifully colored compositions.A master storyteller, this is a true page-turner! Mimi Pond, cartoonist of Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me.
Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland lives in Oakland, California, where he is an avid but unremarkable cyclist and a proud poppa. His specialty is visual storytelling, whether in animation, comics or illustration. Noland’s comics have appeared in The New Yorker, and his illustrations have appeared in SF Weekly, Nickelodeon, XboX Magazine, and more.
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