Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky, Paperback - Foster Ockerman Jr

Reducere. DescriptionHorse racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth centu...

Reducere. The Athens of the West. The Horse Capital of the World. The Home to the Greatest Tradition in College Basketball. Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington...

In The Scams, Scandals and Gambles of Horseracing in Wales, Brian Lee, the veteran and highly regarded Welsh racing correspondent has, for the firs...

DescriptionErcel Ellis Jr. was born into the Thoroughbred horse business and has worked in it for seventy-five years. He has been an owner, breeder...

DescriptionFor centuries, on prairie grasslands, dusty streets and racing ovals, everyday Montanans participated in the sport of kings. More than a...

Reducere. What can a child make of a small-town culture in which love is a given, but intimacy is repeatedly deemed "sinful"? What does a shy adult do when h...

Reducere. Description"United We Stand, Divided We Fall" is Kentucky's motto. Yet the Civil War sharply split the Bluegrass State. Kentuckians fought Kentucki...

Worked to the Bone is a provocative examination of race and class in the United States and the mechanics of inequality. In an elegant and accessibl...

Reducere. At various points in history, Kentucky's politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened...

Reducere. The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A bord...

Reducere. This book profiles the two hundred most famous racehorses of the twentieth century and gives ratings for six hundred others. What juvenile star bea...

Reducere. A shocking investigation into a true crime that tore a town apart--the violent murder of a young coed in Kentucky, the innocent boy who was jailed ...

Reducere. From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Althoug...

Reducere. This comprehensive guide is the essential companion to any traveler's journey into the verdant countryside of Kentucky. Take advantage of Hiram Rog...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat makes western Kentucky so unique? Sometimes it seems as if the history of this distinctive region lies buried deep within its awe-i...

Reducere. For as long as there have been automobiles, there have been courageous men and women with nerves of steel, willing to risk life and limb to race th...

Now in paperback, reporter Elizabeth Mitchell introduces her readers to the mysterious, mercurial world of horse racing in a book that's as fast-pa...

Reducere. At various points in history, Kentucky's politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the story of how one of America's first national resorts gave birth to the first national sport of horse racing. It introduces a...

From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Althoug...

Reducere. In more than a century of American Thoroughbred racing, only thirteen horses have won the Triple Crown--the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, a...

Reducere. DescriptionEach year, thousands of visitors from around the country visit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's re-created eighteenth-century capi...

Reducere. On Christmas Eve 1881, a horrible crime shook the small town of Ashland, Kentucky, and captivated the entire nation. Three children were brutally m...

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Reducere. DescriptionIt's 4: 30 in the morning, and the "book woman" and her horse are already on their way. Hers is an important job, for the folks along he...

Reducere. The 3rd edition of the Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Kentucky updates the status and abundance of 390 species that have been suitably documen...

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Reducere. Each year, thousands of visitors from around the country visit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's re-created eighteenth-century capital of Virg...

Reducere. This practical guide to equine health care is filled with sound advice that is presented in a warm and approachable tone. Experienced veterinarian ...

Reducere. Kentucky is most commonly associated with horses, tobacco fields, bourbon, and coal mines. There is much more to the state, though, than stories of...

Reducere. In this gentle, poetic young graphic novel, Dounia, a grandmother, tells her granddaughter the story even her son has never heard: how, as a young ...

Description Rock Art of Kentucky is the first comprehensive documentation of the fragile remnants of Kentucky's prehistoric Native American rock ar...

Reducere. Since the inaugural meeting was held in August 1863, Saratoga Springs has been the scene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. ...