The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy by McDaniels, Pellom

The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813142715)

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The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy by McDaniels, Pellom

The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy

$70.00
The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy by McDaniels, Pellom

The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy

$70.00
Format: Hardcover
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Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896) 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, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched. Despite his success, Murphy was pushed out of Thoroughbred racing when African American jockeys were forced off the track, and he died in obscurity. In The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, author Pellom McDaniels III offers the fir

Author: Pellom McDaniels
ISBN-10: 0813142717
ISBN-13: 9780813142715
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2013
Pages: 550
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.48w x 1.64d
By Pellom McDaniels
By Pellom McDaniels
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Pellom McDaniels III is curator of African American Collections in the Stuart A. Rose Library at Emory University. He received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for The Prince of Jockeys.

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