Prince of Jockeys (eBook)

The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy

Pellom McDaniels III (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
550 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-4384-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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 first definitive biography of this celebrated athlete, whose life spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the adoption of Jim Crow legislation. Despite the obstacles he faced, Murphy became an important figure -- not just in sports, but in the social, political, and cultural consciousness of African Americans. Drawing from legal documents, census data, and newspapers, this comprehensive profile explores how Murphy epitomized the rise of the black middle class and contributed to the construction of popular notions about African American identity, community, and citizenship during his lifetime.

Autor

lt;P>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.

Inhalt

Into the BluegrassAmerica BourneSeizing FreedomFrom the Silence and the Darkness, 1865-1869The New Order of Things, 1870-1874Learning to Ride and Taking Flight, 1875-1880An Elegant Specimen of Manhood, 1881-1889In This Peculiar Country, 1890-1895Fin 1896

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Zusatzinfo: 45 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
• Schlagworte: African American • African American athletes • african american life • african american sports history • freedmen • horse jockeys • Horse Racing • inclusion and diversity in sports • Jim Crow era • Jim Crow laws • Jockeys • Kentucky • Kentucky Derby • kentucky history • Lexington • Lexington Kentucky • Racial Discrimination • Racism • racism in sports • reconstruction • reconstruction era • Slavery • Sports • sports biographies • Thoroughbred racing • Triple Crown • Victorian
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-4384-5 / 0813143845
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4384-2 / 9780813143842