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Insane and Unseemly - Softcover

John Saville

 
9781848760349: Insane and Unseemly
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1848760345 ISBN 13: 9781848760349
Publisher: Matador, 2008

Synopsis

A comprehensive account of how and why horse racing was able to continue throughout the Second World War, despite repeated controversy over its doing so. Insane and Unseemly is based on extensive, original research into Home Office and Jockey Club papers and first-hand recollections of staff from three leading stables.

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About the Author

John Saville is a retired local government officer. He has been interested in racing since his childhood in the late 1940s and was a part-time point-to-point correspondent for over thirty years. He has written articles for professional journals, but this is his first book.

Review

If you want a complete picture of how racing can cope at a time of natinal crisis, this book would be hard to beat -- John Randal Racing Post 20090318 One of the most interesting horse racing books I've ever read ... I'd unreservedly recommend it. -- Chris Pitt, author of A Long Time Gone 200901

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Publisher
Matador
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1848760345
ISBN 13 
9781848760349
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256