Racing for America : the horse race of the century and the redemption of a sport / James C. Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholson, James C., author.

Series:

Horses in history.

Kentucky scholarship online.

Horses in history

Kentucky scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zev (Horse), 1920-1943.

Zev.

Papyrus (Horse), 1920-1941.

Papyrus.

Sinclair, Harry F., 1876-1956.

Sinclair, Harry F.

Horse racing--United States--History--20th century.

Horse racing.

United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

On October 20, 1923, at New York's Belmont Park, Kentucky Derby champion Zev toed the starting line alongside Papyrus, winner of England's greatest horse race, the Epsom Derby. The $100,000 purse for the novel intercontinental showdown was the largest in the history of America's oldest sport and writers across the country were calling it the 'Race of the Century.' A victory for the American colt in this blockbuster event would change how the nation viewed horse racing forever. In this book, James C. Nicholson exposes the central role of politics, money, and ballyhoo in the Jazz Age resurgence of the sport of kings.

Contents:

Front Cover

TItle Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Series Page.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 9, 2021).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780813196572

0813196574

9780813180687

0813180686

OCLC:

1231458646