Race Horse Men : How Slavery and Freedom Were Made at the Racetrack by Katherine C. Mooney (2014, Hardcover)

Harvard University Press

067428142x

9780674281424

24038792976

Race Horse Men : How Slavery and Freedom Were Made at the Racetrack

336 Pages

English

2014

Horse Racing, United States / 19th Century, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Yes

Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science

Katherine C. Mooney

Hardcover

0.1 in

23.6 Oz

1 in

0.6 in

Trade

23

Writing with exceptional polish and lan, Katherine Mooney succeeds brilliantly at restoring humanity to black jockeys and trainers. This superb book says as much about the cruelties and distortions wrought by racism in nineteenth-century America as any single book can., Writing with exceptional polish and élan, Katherine Mooney succeeds brilliantly at restoring humanity to black jockeys and trainers. This superb book says as much about the cruelties and distortions wrought by racism in nineteenth-century America as any single book can., Katherine Mooney leads us inside the paddock and beyond the finish line to reveal how horse racing shaped American society and molded race relations. In doing so, she brings to life the struggles of numerous individuals long lost to history. The result is an eye-opening and important book.

2013-037080

798.400896073

Sf335.U5m66 2014

2014