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  • Never Say Die

    A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry

    by James C. Nicholson ...
    A history of the American horse that won Britain's greatest race and changed the Thoroughbred racing world.A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Kentucky Derby

    How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event

    by James C. Nicholson ...
    Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "greatest two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Derby. No American sporting event can claim the history, tradition, or pageantry that the Kentucky Derby holds. For more than 130 years, spectators have been fascinated by the magnificent horses that run the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • 1968

    A Pivotal Moment in American Sports

    by James C. Nicholson ...
    Series series Sport & Popular Culture
    Amid anti-Vietnam war protests, political assassinations, and urban unrest, the United States had descended into an era of domestic turmoil by the summer of 1968. Americans were split along nearly every imaginable line, and discord penetrated all facets of American culture. As James Nicholson proves in this thought-provoking volume, the sports arena was no exception.Opening with Vince Lombardi’s ... Read more

    $26.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Racing's Return from the Brink

    The Incredible Comeback of Old Rosebud and American Horse Racing

    by James C. Nicholson ...
    Series series Horses in History
    At the dawn of the twentieth century, American horse racing clung to a precarious existence. A wave of antigambling legislation threatened to destroy the industry until one extraordinary Thoroughbred gelding, dubbed the "Miracle Horse" by the media, helped steer it away from extinction.In Racing's Return from the Brink, James C. Nicholson tells the story of Old Rosebud within the context of the ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Racing for America

    The Horse Race of the Century and the Redemption of a Sport

    by James C. Nicholson ...
    Series series Horses in History
    On October 20, 1923, at Belmont Park in New York, Kentucky Derby champion Zev toed the starting line alongside Epsom Derby winner Papyrus, the top colt from England, to compete for a $100,000 purse. Years of Progressive reform efforts had nearly eliminated horse racing in the United States only a decade earlier. But for weeks leading up to the match race that would be officially dubbed the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • The Notorious John Morrissey

    How a Bare-Knuckle Brawler Became a Congressman and Founded Saratoga Race Course

    by James C. Nicholson ...
    Series series Horses in History
    An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prolific 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 ... Read more

    $14.39 USD