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How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders
ISBN: 9780813126050 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders and businessmen from New York and New Jersey. As part of this struggle, from 1865 to 1910, the social and physical landscape of Kentucky underwent a remarkable metamorphosis, resulting in the gentile, beautiful, and quintessentially southern Bluegrass region of today.In her debut book, "How Kentucky...
The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border ...
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195,91 |
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Works on Horses and Equitation
ISBN: 9781445555287 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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146,70 |
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Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire
ISBN: 9780801896972 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athletes enter the stadium amid great pomp and circumstance as opposing fans hurl insults at one another and place bets on the day's outcome. Although this familiar scene might describe a contemporary football game, it also portrays a day at the chariot races in ancient Rome, where racers were the sports stars of the ancient world. Following close on the heels of his successful book on gladiators, Fik Meijer reveals all there is to know about... A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athl... |
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139,20 |
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Wallace's Year Book of Trotting and Pacing ..., Volume 3
ISBN: 9781146460385 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, e...
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111,99 |
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Horse Racing Greats - Mr. Peter Purcell Gilpin
ISBN: 9781445522074 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A detailed description of the border between America and Canada that will prove of great interest to the geographer of the region. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A detailed description of the border between America and Canada that will pr...
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86,28 |
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The Global Horseracing Industry : Social, Economic, Environmental and Ethical Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415677318 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing serious challenges. This book offers an examination of the contemporary horseracing industry, from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental perspectives.
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing seriou...
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783,64 |
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How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders
ISBN: 9780813136561 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders and businessmen from New York and New Jersey. As part of this struggle, from 1865 to 1910, the social and physical landscape of Kentucky underwent a remarkable metamorphosis, resulting in the gentile, beautiful, and quintessentially southern Bluegrass region of today.In her debut book, How Kentucky...
The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border ...
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112,64 |
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Belair Stud:: The Cradle of Maryland Horse Racing
ISBN: 9781609494810 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Although the high-profile murder of the farms final owner, Billy Woodward, eventually forced the farm to close, it did produce an extraordinary number of winning horses throughout its expansive history. The farm claims three Kentucky Derbies, three Preakness Stakes, and six Belmont Stakes, winning titles in several prestigious English races. It remains one of two stables to have produced more than one Triple Crown winner, and it is also the only stable to...
From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Although t...
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84,74 |
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Casual Lies-A Triple Crown Adventure
ISBN: 9781482679243 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A memoir that is far more than the recounting of one horse's racing career. Trainer Shelley Riley guides us down her own life path from horse-obsessed girl to history-making woman, who in 1992 up-ended a male-dominated sport by becoming the first of her gender to saddle a starter in all three American Triple Crown races. The head-strong, charismatic horse who took her there was Casual Lies, a $7,500 auction bargain, whose outsized heart was magnificently revealed under Riley's patient and loving care.
A memoir that is far more than the recounting of one horse's racing career. Trainer Shelley Riley guides us down her own life path from horse-obsessed...
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60,65 |
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The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy
ISBN: 9780813142715 / Angielski / Twarda / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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308,55 |
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The Global Horseracing Industry: Social, Economic, Environmental and Ethical Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415633246 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing serious challenges. This book offers an examination of the contemporary horseracing industry, from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental perspectives.
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing seriou...
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293,81 |
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The Notorious John Morrissey: How a Bare-Knuckle Brawler Became a Congressman and Founded Saratoga Race Course
ISBN: 9780813167503 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prodigious gambler, John Morrissey was -- if nothing else -- an unlikely candidate to become one of the most important figures in the history of Thoroughbred racing. As a young man, he worked as a political heavy in New York before going to San Francisco in search of fortune at the height of the Gold Rush. After returning to the east coast, he was hired by Tammany Hall and was soon locked in a deadly rivalry with William Poole, better known as "Bill the Butcher." As time went on, Morrissey parlayed... An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prodigious gambler, John Morrissey was -- if nothing else -- a... |
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176,32 |
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Farming and Foxhunting
ISBN: 9781473327177 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating account of the author's experiences as a farmer and huntsman. With biographical information and detailed descriptions of the author's rural lifestyle, this is a book that will appeal to those with an interest in English rural history, and one that will be of considerable utility to modern farmers and hunting enthusiasts. Contents include: "Family Origin," "School and Early Days," "Wanborough Plain Days," "A Trip to Australia, and Following Years at Wanborough Plain," "The Great War Period," "Burderop," "A Harvest Home," "Burderop in the...
This vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating account of the author's experiences as a farmer and huntsman. With biographical information and ...
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86,28 |
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Hoof Beats from Virginia and other Lands
ISBN: 9781473327382 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book is highly recommend for those with an interest in historical fox hunting in America, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Marquis," "Cleopatra," "Hammersley's Pluck," "The Book," "The Bishop of Barchester," "Mr. Leffington Feels Inspired," "When the Marquis Came Into His Own," "Brutus: Cow Pony," and "Those Who Ride Straight." Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new...
This vintage book is highly recommend for those with an interest in historical fox hunting in America, and would make for a fantastic addition to coll...
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86,28 |
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In Scarlet and Silk or Recollections of Hunting and Steeplechase Riding
ISBN: 9781473327467 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book offers an authentic glimpse into nineteenth century hunting, with anecdotes, details of notable figure and events, comments on the its particulars, and much more. Insightful and entertaining, this is a volume that will appeal to those with an interest in the history of English hunting, and one that would make for a worthy addition to collections of hunting literature. Contents include: "Hunting," "Fox-Hunting," "Staghounds," "Harriers," "Draghounds," "Steeplechasing," "Early Days," "Celebrities of the Past Thirty Years," "Steeplechase Race," "Hurdle Racing," "Some Equine...
This vintage book offers an authentic glimpse into nineteenth century hunting, with anecdotes, details of notable figure and events, comments on the i...
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103,54 |
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Irish Sport and Sportsmen
ISBN: 9781473327474 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to Irish fox hunting, being a history of its notable figures, groups, and events. With a wealth of information on a great number of packs, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the history of Irish hunting, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Kildare Hounds," "The Curraghmore," "The Ward Union Hounds," "The Meath Hounds," "The Louth Hounds," "En Route to Galway," "The Galway Hounds," "The Carlow and Island Hunt Hounds," "The Tipperary Hounds,"...
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to Irish fox hunting, being a history of its notable figures, groups, and events. With a wealth of in...
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112,17 |
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The Forward Impulse
ISBN: 9780933316874 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Forward Impulse describes in simple language how to balance the horse through engagement of the haunches, enlightened use of the seat, and conscientious elasticity of the hand. Not one in a hundred riders has access to the kind of teaching that focuses on controlled energy of the haunches. This book puts the focus where it belongs: first on the engine; then, on the system of aids that manages that power to create an opportunity for the horse to express himself with magnificent gaits. The main subject of Piero Santini's second book, The Forward Impulse is the... The Forward Impulse describes in simple language how to balance the horse through engagement of the haunches, enlightened use of the seat,... |
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107,68 |
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Riding, Driving, Fencing for Young People - Long-Distance Riding, Etc.
ISBN: 9781473332836 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a vintage handbook on horsemanship originally intended for young gentlemen, with chapters on duelling, fencing, etiquette, and more. "Riding, Driving, Fencing for Young People" will be of utility to young or beginner horse riders, and would also make for a fantastic addition to collections of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: "In The Saddle," "Driving," "The Horse's Motions as Revealed by Photography," "The Riding Club," "The Himalaya Pony and Hawaiian Riders," "Long-Distance Riding," and "Fencing." Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and...
This is a vintage handbook on horsemanship originally intended for young gentlemen, with chapters on duelling, fencing, etiquette, and more. "Riding, ...
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99,23 |
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Whisper on the Wind: The Story of Tom Bass - Celebrated Black Horseman
ISBN: 9781590480106 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before Jackie Robinson ever donned a Dodger uniform - there was Tom Bass. Before Rosa Parks ever demanded a seat in the front of the bus - there was Tom Bass. Before Martin Luther King ever had a dream - there was Tom Bass. Before Barack Obama ever ran for President - there was the legend of Tom Bass - the black horse whisperer. Born a slave, Tom Bass rose to the summit of what had always been a white man's profession, the training of the America's greatest Saddlebred horses. At nine years old this Mozart of the equestrian world used his extraordinary natural talent to teach an outlaw mule... Before Jackie Robinson ever donned a Dodger uniform - there was Tom Bass. Before Rosa Parks ever demanded a seat in the front of the bus - there wa... |
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104,04 |
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Orzel: Scottsdale's Legendary Arabian Stallion
ISBN: 9781540213778 / Angielski / Twarda / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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123,27 |
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