He actually used hot rod and henry gregor felsen as a book ben hanscom was reading in the book it. The biographical dictionary of iowa 2009 by david hudson, marvin bergman, loren horton. In my circle of semibeatnik southern california street racers, for instance, his novels were were read and reread until the paper covers literally disintegrated. Felsen was born and attended school in brooklyn, new york, the son of harry and sabina bedrick felsen. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. Jun20 general fiction in the carcrazed youth culture of the 1950s and early 1960s, no figure was more important than the writer henry gregor felsen. Buy the books contact blog holly 1932 ford 3 window coupe felsen ink. Crash club by felsen, henry gregor, 1916publication date 1960 topics automobiles publisher new york.
Crash club by henry gregor felsen 20, paperback for sale. Many horrific accidents occurred all over the country. Henry gregor felsen is currently considered a single author. Crash club by felsen, henry gregor dust jacket in good condition. His bestsell ing boo k was hot rod, one of a rodding series that also included street ro d and crash club and sold about eight million copies in all. Crash club by henry gregor felsen lost classics of teen. Holly has republished her fathers books, to bring them back for those who loved them once, and for new readers who might enjoy. Crash club by felsen, henry gregor, 1916publication date 1960. Crash club by henry gregor felsen 1 edition first published in 1963. He wrote roughly 60 books, some under the pseudonym angus vicker. Henry gregor felsen books list of books by author henry. Hot rod by henry gregor felsen, holly felsen welch.
Books and short stories by henry gregor felsen photography and fine art by holly felsen welch new editions of henry gregor felsen s 50s car books. He followed it up with street rod another blockbuster, rag top obscure, but my favorite, fever heat, and crash club until, when in 1960, when he published the sixth and final of his teenoriented hot rod novels, road rocket. Crash club by henry gregor felsen 20, paperback for. Crash club, fever heat, street rod, hot rod, rag top, road rocket. Buy the paperback book crash club by henry gregor felsen at indigo.
Butterworth also wrote alot of exciting books for young teen boys. Stephen king, among others, has also cited the book and its author henry gregor felsen a major youth inspiration. It contains all articles flagged for cleanup which are tagged with wikiproject netherlands on their talk page. Borrow listen first book, protected daisy, fiction, juvenile fiction, juvenile literature, united states, world war. Though id forgotten most of the story except the signal 30 ending ive thought of the book fondly for decades. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. New editions of henry gregor felsens 50s car books. Crash club has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. He died in grand rapids, michigan on march 2, 1995. For international purchase, these books are available online through amazon, and are printed in both the uk and australia to provide less expensive shipping options. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. He wrote both under his own name and a title under the pen name of angus vicker.
King willemalexander and queen maxima of the netherlands arrive at the rijksinstituut voor volksgezondheid en milieu rivm in bilthoven, on april 04, 2020, for a workvisit. An interview with holly felsen welch daniel beaudry on jul 28th, 2014 at 8. I remembered much more of it than i thought i would, and it was a nice sentimental journey. He so captured the era, and the relationship of teens and their cars, that he earned the nickname. Very good mass market paperback copy of crash club by henry gregor felsen. Stephen king, when interviewed for an article called reading while famous, named felsen as one of four authors who most influenced him when he was young. Nevertheless, the problem is a timely one and henry felson expounds it forcefully in this fast moving story of violence without motivation and compulsive intensity. Crash club book by henry gregor felsen thriftbooks. Street rod by henry gregor felsen was the first book i bought, read every word, and didnt skim through the pages. Henry gregor felsen was the master storyteller of hot rod fiction. See all books authored by henry gregor felsen, including street rod, and the henry gregor felsen collection gr. Fine mass market paperback copy of crash club by henry gregor felsen.
The books are all so similar that, after reading one or two. None of those endings stacked up against the ending to henry gregor felsens crash club. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Henry gregor felsen s most popular book is hot rod. Crash club henry gregor felsen, holly felsen welch. Find great deals on ebay for henry gregor felsen and henry gregor felson. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
In the carcrazed youth culture of the 1950s and early 1960s, no figure. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Henry gregor felsen primary author only author division. Sort title title genre genre date oldest date newest crash club. Royal press europe royal photoagency albert nieboer. Top, fever heat, crash club, road rocket, boy gets car you will see the.
Jun 17, 2014 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Henry grego r felsen august 16, 1916 march 2, 1995 was an american writer, particularly of middle grade mg. I first read crash club and street rod, hot rod more than 50 years ago, when i was an earlyteen motor head. A 1979 adaptation of the classic 1950s book by henry gregor felsen. The moment i saw the cover of this book and the name henry gregor felsen, i. Henry gregor felsen august 16, 1916 march 2, 1995 was an american writer, particularly of middle grade mg and teen ya books. Based on that data, 8502 articles are assigned to this project, of which 1978, or 23. Now 74 and hot rod was one of the best book i have read way to go henry greger felsen.
Written in 1950, this book gives an historical look at the dangers of teens and reckless driving. In the carcrazed youth culture of the 1950s and early 1960s, no figure was more important than the writer henry gregor felsen. I was blown away by the crash scene near the end of the book but the lead up to that was a mix of teenage soap opera, moral lessons and a few cool cars. Of course not, but i doubt that felsen intended it to be. I kept it for many years and at kkoa in holland, mi, i met henry gregor felsen and showed him my copy of street rod. These words were splashed across the cover of hot rod, warning readers. Henry gregor felsen, 19161995, and author of some three dozen books, is best known for his six books about teens and their cars, written in the 1950s. Crash club henry gregor felsen a racing fad develops in a high school in which heroes are measured by the extent of their road wounds. His answer to outlaws bid for power was a new kind of hot rod club he called it crash club. Essays and criticism on henry gregor felsen learned t. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Previous owner writing inside front cover and on blurb page. Crash club by henry gregor felsen 1 edition first published in 1963 download daisy. He was wearing the henry gregor felsen jacket that he won at the 2002 world. Rag top the cup of fury by felsen, henry gregor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With crash club, henry gregor felsen proves again, as he did with hot rod and street rod, that he not only understands teen agers and their problems but can also write a story guaranteed to keep their eyes glued to it from start to finish. In 1950, the novel hot rod, by henry gregor felsen, showed young people that hopping up cars was cool, but racing them on public roads could be deadly. Nov 09, 2003 street rod by henry gregor felsen was the first book i bought, read every word, and didnt skim through the pages. None of those endings stacked up against the ending to henry gregor felsen s crash club. Dragging and driving daniel beaudry on mar 16th, 2017 at 2. Millions of readers have thrilled to his other outstanding bestsellers, hot rod, street rod, rag top, fever heat, and crash club. The listing is based on a database snapshot of 12 march 2010. Henry gregor felsen 16 august 1916 2 march 1995 was an american writer, particularly of middle grade mg and teen ya books.
The theme of crash club adolescent abuse of the legal right to drive is a favorite of the authors and strongly reminiscent of two of his earlier books, street red and hot rod. Crash club by henry gregor felsen lost classics of teen lit. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Apr, 2016 1960s henry gregor felsen hot rod book set of 4, hot rod, street rod, road rocket and crash club by henry gregor felsen, 50s car books. Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for crash club. After wwii, cars became more accessible, and teens were now hitting the roads for excitement. Henry gregor felsen mike revere has to fight for pretige and leadership when david galt tranfers to raccoon forks high.
Dec 15, 2007 a 1979 adaptation of the classic 1950s book by henry gregor felsen. He was wearing the henry gregor felsen jacket that he won at the 2002 world of wheels. In 1950, henry gregor felsen achieved fame on the automotive literary scene with his legendary hot rod. He attended the university of iowa for two years, where he met his first wife penny. Felsen was born and attended school in brooklyn, the son of harry and sabina. Henry gregor felsen has 25 books on goodreads with 975 ratings. Felsen s children, dan felsen and holly felsen welch, have republished these favorites for the fans. Jun 10, 2018 his answer to outlaws bid for power was a new kind of hot rod club he called it crash club. First published in the 1950s, his children, dan felsen and holly felsen welch, have republished these popular books for the fans who loved them as. Set of 6 trade paperback books in lightly shelf worn cardboard slipcase, tiny tears, signed inscribed henry gregor felsen on box. Actually, it might have been the paperback cover of crash club, which has a light blue corvette on it. Crash club henry gregor felsen, holly felsen welch, daniel felsen on. And so began the 1950 novel hot rod, and with it the careers and.
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