The Prince of Jockeys : The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy / Pellom McDaniels III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDaniels, Pellom, III

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jockeys--Kentucky--Biography.

Jockeys.

Jockeys--United States--Biography.

African American jockeys--Biography.

African American jockeys.

Kentucky--Race relations--History--19th century.

Kentucky.

Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896--Influence.

Murphy, Isaac Burns.

Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896.

Kentucky Derby--History.

Kentucky Derby.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (551 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Isaac Burns Murphy (1861--1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched. Despite his success, Murphy was pushed out of Thoroughbred racing when African American jockeys were forced off the track, and he died in obscurity.In The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, author Pellom McDaniels III offers the first definitive biography of this celebrated athlete, whose life spanned the Civil War, Recon

Contents:

Part 1. Roots

Into the Bluegrass

America Bourne

Part 2. Rise

Seizing Freedom

From the Silence and the Darkness

The New Order of Things

Part 3. Revelations

Learning to Ride and Taking Flight

An Elegant Specimen of Manhood

In This Peculiar Country

A Pageantry of Woe

Epilogue

Chronology.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-4427-2

0-8131-4385-3

OCLC:

862822345