{"id":489674,"date":"2007-09-01T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=61977"},"modified":"2024-01-26T18:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:17:09","slug":"product-reviews-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-67\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Nuvolari and the Alfa Romeo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nuvolari and the Alfa Romeo &#8211; Jimmy Murphy and the White Duesenberg<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Bruce Carter<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-614013 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/09\/PR200709-p3-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>The Racemaker Press, an enthusiast-owned publisher of motoring books, has reissued two classic children\u2019s books from the 1960s: Jimmy Murphy and the White Duesenberg and Nuvolari and the Alfa Romeo, written by Bruce Carter and illustrated by Raymond Briggs. These books were originally designed for 7-to-11-year-olds, though they will appeal to any fan of prewar racing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each book portrays the greatest races of arguably two of the finest racing drivers of all time. Jimmy Murphy\u2019s fantastic drive to victory in the 1921 French Grand Prix with an American Duesenberg and Tazio Nuvolari\u2019s amazing 1935 triumph at the German Grand Prix in an aging Alfa Romeo represent truly historic moments in motorsport. Carter and Briggs factually present these momentous events with excellent storytelling and colorful illustrations, effectively conveying the excitement of the races, the courage and perseverance of the two drivers and the thrill of their achievements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Available directly from the publisher for US$19.95 each or US$39.95 as a box set, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racemaker.com\">www.racemaker.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuvolari and the Alfa Romeo &#8211; Jimmy Murphy and the White Duesenberg By Bruce Carter The Racemaker Press, an enthusiast-owned publisher of motoring books, has reissued two classic children\u2019s books from the 1960s: Jimmy Murphy and the White Duesenberg and Nuvolari and the Alfa Romeo, written by Bruce Carter and illustrated by Raymond Briggs. These books were originally designed for 7-to-11-year-olds, though they will appeal to any fan of prewar racing. 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