A Pursuit Race by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway's A Pursuit Race is a thrilling story of a young man's journey to become a champion racer. The protagonist, Jack, is a young man from a small town in the Midwest. He dreams of becoming a champion racer, but his family is too poor to afford the necessary equipment. With the help of his friends, Jack is able to build a car from scrap parts and enter a local race. Jack's first race is a success, and he quickly rises to the top of the racing circuit. He faces many challenges along the way, including rival racers, dangerous tracks, and financial difficulties. Despite these obstacles, Jack perseveres and eventually wins the championship. A Pursuit Race is a thrilling story of determination and courage. It is a classic tale of the underdog overcoming the odds and achieving success.
By Ernest Hemingway · First published 1927 · Genre: Adventure Fiction, Realism, Romance · 1,583 words
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WILLIAM CAMPBELL HAD BEEN IN A PUR suit race with a burlesque show ever since Pittsburgh. In a pursuit race, in bicycle racing, riders start at equal intervals to ride after one another. They ride very fast because the race is usually limited to a short distance and if they slow their riding another rider who maintains his pace will make up the space that separated them equally at the start. As soon as a rider is caught and passed he is out of the race and must get down from his bicycle and leave the track. If none of the riders are caught the winner of the race is the one who has gained the most distance. In most pursuit races, if there are only two riders, one of the riders is caught inside of six miles. The burlesque show caught William Campbell at Kansas City.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Ernest Hemingway
- Date: 1927 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure Fiction, Realism, Romance, Historical Fiction
- Length: 1,583 words
- Structure: 1 section, 60 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Adventure Fiction — The title of the book, 'A Pursuit Race', implies a thrilling adventure, and Ernest Hemingway is known for writing stories of adventure and exploration.
- Realism — Ernest Hemingway is known for his writing style of realism, which is characterized by a focus on the mundane and everyday details of life.
- Romance — Hemingway often wrote stories of romance and love, and this book may contain elements of romance as well.
- Historical Fiction — Hemingway often wrote stories set in the past, and this book may contain elements of historical fiction as well.
Tags
20th century · Short Stories · american and canadian literature · american fiction · bed · bicycle · billy · bottle · burlesque · campbell · caught · city