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Dream Derby : The Myth and Legend of Black Gold /

"On the morning of May 18, 1924, households across America opened their newspapers to the headline: "Derby Winner Property of Indian Woman." The woman in question was Rosa Magnet Hoots, a member of the Oklahoma Osage Nation. The horse, draped in the iconic red roses signifying his vic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunter, Avalyn (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2023]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Legend
  • A Man and a Mare
  • Useeit's Odyssey
  • The Queen of Juarez
  • A Month in New Orleans
  • Ruled Off
  • A Woman of Two Worlds
  • Bradley's Luck
  • Gold and Turmoil
  • Three Fingers and a Chief
  • Baby Steps
  • Hot Property
  • One Man's Dream
  • Mr. Derby
  • Kentucky Trial
  • Summer of Futility
  • J. D. Mooney
  • Converging Paths
  • Slim Chance
  • Season's End
  • The Road Less Traveled
  • Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler
  • Kentucky Bound
  • Preparations
  • Waiting Game
  • Falling Dominoes
  • And Then There Were None
  • Derby Trial
  • Golden Jubilee
  • Derby Aftermath
  • The Final Mile.