Street Was Fun in 51 [Paperback]

Albert Drake (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (January 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936892110
• ISBN-13: 978-0936892115
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,945,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Albert Drake was born in Portland, Oregon when it was less populous and life had the quality of Norman Rockwell paintings. He was educated in public schools and followed his father‟s footsteps, working for years in service stations, garages and automotive warehouses. He eventually attended Portland State College, and got his degrees at the University of Oregon. He twice won the Ernest Haycox Prize for fiction. For nearly 30 years he labored in the groves of academe, where he was cited for his outstanding teaching and rose to the rank of Full Professor. He was the first academic to teach a class in science fiction as literature, and for several years he was Director of the Clarion Science Fiction Workshop. He has received numerous academic and creative grants, including two major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. His fiction, poetry and prose have been widely published in literary quarterlies and popular magazines, including Redbook, Epoch, North American Review and The Best American Short Stories. He is currently Professor Emeritus of English.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Street was fun in 51, January 29, 2001

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I found this book to be very informative and factual. The context was easy to read, and enjoyable. Mr Drake put a lot of effort into making this a book of past history coupled with names and pictures that directly relate to todays hot rod scene. I have loaned this copy to many of my friends and find that they are as captivated with its contents as was I. I highly recommend it to anyone with an eye on hot rod nostalgia.