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Isaac Murphy I Dedicate This Ride / poems by Frank X. Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Frank X., 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896.
- Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896--Poetry.
- African Americans in horse racing.
- African American jockeys.
- African Americans in horse racing--Kentucky--19th century--Poetry.
- African American jockeys--Kentucky--19th century--Poetry.
- Kentucky.
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Old Cove Press, 2010. Lexington, Kentucky :
- Summary:
- The captivating story of a record-setting nineteenth-century black jockey told in poetry. In this creative foray into persona poems, Walker immerses himself in the life of African American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896). The son of a slave, Murphy's legendary career riveted the attention of the nation and established him as one of the greatest jockeys of all time. Walker's poetry breathes life into the voices of Murphy and his family, the neglected history of African Americans in thoroughbred racing, and racial tensions in the post-Civil War South. Published in 2010 by Old Cove Press
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Murphy's Secret
- I Dedicate This Ride
- I Thought Slavery Was a Song
- For Family and Country
- The Right to Bear Arms
- Camp Nelson
- The Heart of the Matter
- The Good Book
- How Faith Works
- What Mamma Knows
- Defining Wealth
- Uncle Eli's Boys
- Uncle Eli's Rules
- Temple of My Familiar
- Quality Time
- Science Class for Jockeys
- Yardstick
- Groom
- Touch
- Thy Will Be Done
- Perfect Timing
- Keeper of the Flame
- Finer Womanhood
- Come Sunday It's Derby
- Nomenclature
- Walking Tall
- Down the Backstretch
- First Kiss
- Mass Choir
- More Than Luck
- Horseshoes
- Isaacstan
- Black Gentry
- I Find It Easy to Deflect
- Negritude Test
- Truth Talk
- Looks Like a Rich White Lady, But
- Oh, Weep No More Today
- Silver Stakes
- Attitude Adjustment
- God's House
- Empty Nest
- Pound for Pound
- Too Heavy
- Character
- Blinders
- The Power of Sports
- Don't Let the Nigger Win
- Prayer Vigil
- Ain't Your Uncle Tom or Uncle Remus
- The Color of Racing
- Isaac Grants an Interview
- Colored Jockeys Show the Way
- On the Way to the Pasture
- How to Break a Thoroughbred
- February
- Here Lies…
- Healing Songs
- Praise Song
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781735224220
- 1735224227
- OCLC:
- 1164804101
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