The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy

ISBN-13: 9780813175812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 550 str.

Pellom McDaniels

Opis

Isaac Burns Murphy 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. In The Prince of Jockeys, author Pellom McDaniels III offers the first definitive biography of this celebrated athlete, whose life spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the adoption of Jim Crow legislation.