Terry Reed has written numerous articles in automotive publications, including Stock Car Racing, Vintage Auto Racing, On Track, and Indy Car Racing, with best-of-year winners in the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association-refereed competition. He has also published books on Truman Capote and playwright and New Yorker essayist S. N. Behrman. He holds a doctorate in Anglo-American literature and lives near Cincinnati, Ohio.
""Indy" is one of the most entertaining and enlightening books
written on the Indianapolis 500. . . . It is the definitive account
of the crown jewel of American motorsports."
""Indy" is the most complete book in the Indianapolis 500 I ve ever
read. Terry Reed deserves the pole position for this book."
"Captures the legends and lore of the race and the track that hosts
it. . . . "Indy" offers up a detailed, engaging history."
"Fascinating . . . It's all there for Brickyard junkies, from the
first race in 1911 through 2004."
"For Terry Reed, "Indy" surely has been a labor of love. . . . The
result is extraordinary: a book that definitively answers the
question, 'What's so special about Indy?'"
"Of all the books based on the history of the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, none have been as extensively and penetratingly
researched as Terry Reed s."
"Other books have of course been written about the sport . . . but
none with the lore, depth, and detail of "Indy"."
"Terry Reed demonstrates consummate skill as a writer, reporter,
and researcher in this enhanced and updated second edition. His
book is a pleasure to read and may come as enlightenment even to
aficionados of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race."
"Terry Reed has done a magnificent job in writing an intriguing and
captivating mosaic. He is accurate, entertaining, and amusing, and
presents a chronicle that is truly enjoyable to read."
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