How Kentucky became southern : a tale of outlaws, horse thieves, gamblers, and breeders /

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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 border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wall, Maryjean
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Horse racing > Kentucky > History > 19th century.
Horse industry > Kentucky > History > 19th century.
Chevaux > Industrie > Kentucky > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Equestrian.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Horse Racing.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Horse industry
Horse racing
Manners and customs
Kentucky > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Kentucky > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Kentucky
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The fast track into the future
  • The greening of the Bluegrass
  • A killing spree and a hanging tree
  • "All the best jockeys of the west are colored"
  • Old money meets the arrivistes
  • Winners and losers in the age of reform
  • The idea of horse country reclaimed.

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