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Author:

Mooney, Katherine Carmines.

Title:

Race horse men : how slavery and freedom were made at the racetrack / Katherine C. Mooney.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

321 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Horse racing--History--United States--History--19th century.
Horse racing--United States--History--19th century.
African American horsemen and horsewomen--United States--History--19th century.
African American jockeys--History--19th century.
Southern States--History--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Recaptures the vivid sights, sensations, and illusions of nineteenth-century thoroughbred racing, America's first mass spectator sport. Inviting readers into the pageantry of the racetrack, Katherine C. Mooney conveys the sport's inherent drama while also revealing the significant intersections between horse racing and another quintessential institution of the antebellum South: slavery"--book jacket.

ISBN:

067428142X (hardcover)
9780674281424 (hardcover) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)861478331

LCCN:

2013037080

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)