Tarnished Crown The Quest for a Racetrack Champion
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company Inc., 1987
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Gift quality first edition hardcover in pea green paper covered boards quarter-bound in brown cloth with bright gilt spine title. Spine ends bumped, tips still sharp. No names, tears or soil in the tight, crisp 375pp text. Original, un-clipped color illustrated dust wrapper shows light color loss at upper tips, a lightly sunned spine and some browning at ends of rear flap only. A real-life saga of high risks, stratospheric payoffs, and bitter ironies, played out against a background of the rise and fall of bluegrass dynasties. Both a grand celebration and a stunning expose' of the racing world, here is the remarkable story of a year in the life of a multimillion-dollar racehorse, a thoroughbred named Chief's Crown, beginning with his unveiling as a two-year-old during the August meeting at Saratoga and culminating with his last race in the fall of the following year. Carol Flake takes us behind the scenes and explores the multiple worlds and interests that revolve around racing.
Seller Inventory # 51328
- Title
- Tarnished Crown The Quest for a Racetrack Champion
- Author
- Flake, Carol
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company Inc.
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0385197756
- ISBN 13
- 9780385197755
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 18 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7.75" - 9.75" tall
- Seller catalogs
- HORSE RACING & CHASING
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Reviews
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Nine European monarchs and their families played an active part in the events leading up to the outbreak of World War I. When the war was over, most of them had lost their thrones. The author introduces each of these colorful dynasties and examines the role played by each in provoking a cataclysm he believes was caused more by folly and blundering than by evil design. Only George V of England is held free of guiltand fittingly enough, England's throne and empire survived. Combining chatty narrative with serious examination of the steps to war, this readable history is a good choice for general readers. Nancy C. Cridland, Indiana Univ. Libs., Bloomington
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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