The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports SpectacleThe Great Match Race is a captivating account of America's first sports spectacle, a horse race that pitted North against South in three grueling heats. On a bright afternoon in May 1823, an unprecedented sixty thousand people showed up to watch two horses run the equivalent of nine Kentucky Derbys in a few hours' time. Eclipse was the majestic champion representing the North, and Henry, an equine arriviste, was the pride of the South. Their match race would come to represent a watershed moment in American history, crystallizing the differences that so fundamentally divided the country. The renowned sportswriter John Eisenberg captures all the pulse-pounding drama and behind-the-scenes tensions in a page-turning mix of history, horse racing, and pure entertainment. |
Contents
2 If Civil War Must Come | |
3 The Only Legitimate Respectable Sport | |
4 A Fine Ole Genleman | |
5 His Excellency | |
6 This Plan Will Work | |
7 Dont Spit Your Tobacco Juice | |
8 What a Heat | |
13 Riders Up | |
14 Good God Look | |
15 You Cant Do It | |
16 See the Conquering Hero Comes | |
17 Ours Was the Best Horse | |
18 Epilogue | |
Back Matter | |
Endpapers | |
9 Every Angle Covered | |
10 A Hairline Fracture | |
11 Nothing Is Heard but the Race | |
12 I Have Decided on Our Challenger | |
Back Cover | |
Spine | |
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The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle John Eisenberg No preview available - 2007 |
The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle John Eisenberg No preview available - 2007 |