The Prince of Jockeys : The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy /

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Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched. Despite his success, Murphy was pushed out of Thor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McDaniels, Pellom, III
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Murphy, Isaac Burns, > 1861-1896.
Murphy, Isaac Burns, > 1861-1896 > Influence.
Race relations.
Jockeys.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
African American jockeys.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Equestrian.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
Jockeys > Kentucky > Biographies.
Jockeys > États-Unis > Biographies.
Jockeys noirs americains > Biographies.
Jockeys > Kentucky > Biography.
Jockeys > United States > Biography.
African American jockeys > Biography.
United States.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Kentucky > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Roots. Into the Bluegrass ; America Bourne
  • Rise. Seizing Freedom ; From the Silence and the Darkness, 1865-1869 ; The New Order of Things, 1870-1874
  • Revelations. Learning to Ride and Taking Flight, 1875-1880 ; An Elegant Specimen of Manhood, 1881-1889 ; In This Peculiar Country, 1890-1895 ; A Pageantry of Woe, 1896
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology.

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