These are the stories of the people who came to Indianapolis in search of glory at the Indianapolis 500 – and sometimes found it. Stories in this anthology are reconstructed stories from newspaper accounts and other genealogical records in an attempt to breathe life into people who have been largely forgotten as time moves on.
Spectacularly Reckless: The Life and Death of Joe Boyer
I originally had the idea to write a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of perhaps the darkest month for Indy…
Bibliography for Spectacularly Reckless:
Newspapers: Listed in chronological order. All of these were accessed with newspapers.com: Detroit Free Press. “Young Boyer Arrested.” September 21,…
Triumph And Tragedies: The Maude Yagle Story
There has only been one woman to own the car that has won the Indianapolis 500 – Maude Yagle. Maude…