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Contents List of Illustrations • ix Acknowledgments • xi Introduction • xiii 1. Race Day New York City to Elizabeth, New Jersey, March 31, 1929 • 1 2. Down the Eastern Seaboard Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Baltimore, Maryland, April 1–April 5, 1929 • 12 3. Six Days of Hell—Crossing the Appalachian Plateau Baltimore, Maryland, to Wheeling, West Virginia, April 6–April 11, 1929 • 36 4. Fast Times in the Old Northwest Wheeling, West Virginia, to Collinsville, Illinois, April 12–April 23, 1929 • 53 5. On Familiar Ground Collinsville, Illinois, to Chelsea, Oklahoma, April 24–May 3, 1929 • 75 6. Heading to the Promised Land Chelsea, Oklahoma, to Dallas, Texas, May 4–May 10, 1929 • 95 7. Under Western Skies Dallas to Pecos, Texas, May 11–May 22, 1929 • 107 viii • Contents 8. West of the Pecos Pecos to El Paso, Texas, May 23–May 27, 1929 • 121 9. Across a Rough and Unforgiving Land El Paso, Texas, to Yuma, Arizona, May 28–June 10, 1929 • 130 10. “Overcoming the Killing Distances”— The Last Five Days to Los Angeles Yuma, Arizona, to Los Angeles, June 11–June 15, 1929 • 150 11. The End of the Rainbow Los Angeles, June 16, 1929 • 161 12. Searching for the Pot of Gold • 175 Appendixes • 191 Notes • 255 Glossary • 289 Bibliography • 291 Index • 297 ...

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