The Kentucky Derby : how the run for the roses became America's premier sporting event /

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Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "greatest two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Derby. No American sporting event can claim the history, tradition, or pageantry that the Kentuck...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nicholson, James C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2012.
Temas:
Kentucky Derby > History.
Kentucky Derby.
Horse racing > Kentucky > History.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Horse racing.
Kentucky.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the unique identity of Kentucky and its Derby
  • Early struggles and foundations for success : 1875-1910
  • The "southern" path to national prominence : 1910-1930
  • Conflict at the Derby in the Great Depression, 1930-1940
  • An American institution : 1940-1960
  • A stage for social protest and a site of national healing : 1960-1980
  • Globalization and the American dream : 1980-2010.

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