The Great Sweepstakes of 1877
A True Story of Southern Grit, Gilded Age Tycoons, and a Race That Galvanized the Nation
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Product details:
- Publisher Lyons Press
- Date of Publication 1 November 2019
- ISBN 9781493042821
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 221x140x25 mm
- Weight 386 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 21 Illustrations, unspecified 0
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Short description:
In 1877 the members of the United States Senate postponed all business for the day so that they might attend a horse race?the iconic, polarizing post-Civil War event at the center of this story. The nation, still recovering from the depredations of the Civil War and the Reconstruction that followed, recognized it as a North vs. South encounter, pitting New York?s powerful thoroughbred Tom Ochiltree and New Jersey?s Parole?owned by the ostentatious Northern tycoons Pierre and George Lorrilard?against the already legendary ?Kentucky crack,? Ten Broeck?owned by the teetotaling, plain-living Frank Harper and ridden by black jockey and former slave William Walker?representing a former slave state and its Southern values. The race and the colorful cast of characters involved reflected the still seething America during one of the nation?s most difficult and divisive periods. Shrager presents a fascinating and heart-pounding piece of history exposing the racial and economic tensions following the Civil War that culminated in one final race to the end.
MoreLong description:
In 1877 the members of the United States Senate postponed all business for the day so that they might attend a horse race?the iconic, polarizing post-Civil War event at the center of this story. The nation, still recovering from the depredations of the Civil War and the Reconstruction that followed, recognized it as a North vs. South encounter, pitting New York?s powerful thoroughbred Tom Ochiltree and New Jersey?s Parole?owned by the ostentatious Northern tycoons Pierre and George Lorrilard?against the already legendary ?Kentucky crack,? Ten Broeck?owned by the teetotaling, plain-living Frank Harper and ridden by black jockey and former slave William Walker?representing a former slave state and its Southern values. The race and the colorful cast of characters involved reflected the still seething America during one of the nation?s most difficult and divisive periods. Shrager presents a fascinating and heart-pounding piece of history exposing the racial and economic tensions following the Civil War that culminated in one final race to the end.
In a time when the Sport of Kings had become a pastime for the masses, the Great Sweepstakes of 1877 stood out for its drama, its spectacle, and its impact on the public consciousness. Mark Shrager has done a masterful job of bringing to life this extraordinary era and one of its most remarkable events.
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