Quest for Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking on Land

This book tells the fascinating history of record-breaking on land. Along with informed and detailed text, beautiful artwork shows all significant record-breakers in their immense variety, each illustrated in profile with a portrait of its driver. From the start of it all in the late 19th Century to today's challengers seeking to reach "the last frontier," 1000 mph, the story that unfolds is one of innovative engineering and brave human endeavour.