How Kentucky became southern
Subtitle: a tale of outlaws, horse thieves, gamblers, and breeders
By: Maryjean Wall
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780813126050
Subjects: Horse industry; History; Horse racing; Social life and customs
Description: Now renowned for its rich tradition of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, Kentucky was not always the center of the hourse industry. During and after the Civil War, Kentucky was seens as a border state with a shifting identity, scorned for its violence and lawlessness. --publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The fast track into the future; title: The greening of the Bluegrass; title: A killing spree and a hanging tree; title: "All the best jockeys of the west are colored"; title: Old money meets the arrivistes; title: Winners and losers in the age of reform; title: The idea of horse country reclaimed.