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- Ex Libris
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- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781493018888
- Book Title
- Great Sweepstakes of 1877 : A True Story of Southern Grit, Gilded Age Tycoons, and a Race That Galvanized the Nation
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, History, Political Science
- Topic
- American Government / Legislative Branch, Horse Racing, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
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- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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In 1877 the members of the United States Senate postponed all business for the day so that they might attend a horse race--the iconic, polarizing post-Civil War event at the center of this story. The nation, still recovering from the depredations of the Civil War and the Reconstruction that followed, recognized it as a North vs. South encounter, pitting New York's powerful thoroughbred Tom Ochiltree and New Jersey's Parole--owned by the ostentatious Northern tycoons Pierre and George Lorrilard--against the already legendary "Kentucky crack," Ten Broeck--owned by the teetotaling, plain-living Frank Harper and ridden by black jockey and former slave William Walker--representing a former slave state and its Southern values. The race and the colorful cast of characters involved reflected the still seething America during one of the nation's most difficult and divisive periods. Shrager presents a fascinating and heart-pounding piece of history exposing the racial and economic tensions following the Civil War that culminated in one final race to the end.
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Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1493018884
ISBN-13
9781493018888
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215957522
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Sweepstakes of 1877 : A True Story of Southern Grit, Gilded Age Tycoons, and a Race That Galvanized the Nation
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
American Government / Legislative Branch, Horse Racing, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Sf335.U5s53 2016
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In a time when the Sport of Kings had become a pastime for the masses, the Great Sweepstakes of 1877 stood out for its drama, its spectacle, and its impact on the public consciousness. Mark Shrager has done a masterful job of bringing to life this extraordinary era and one of its most remarkable events.
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-041867
Dewey Decimal
798.4009752/6
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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