Thunder at Sunrise - A History of the Vanderbilt Cup, the Grand Prize and the Indianapolis 500, 1904-1916

On a bright October morning in 1904, thousands of people flocked to Nassau County on rural Long Island to witness the first international motor sports competition in America: the newly created Vanderbilt Cup. Concentrating on the years between 1904 and 1916 and featuring a wealth of photographs, this book examines the early and relatively unknown history of American motor racing.