Going to the dogs
Subtitle: greyhound racing, animal activism, and American popular culture
By: Gwyneth Anne Thayer
Series: CultureAmerica; Culture America
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780700619139
Subjects: United States; Greyhound racing; Popular culture; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations --; title: Preface and Acknowledgments --; title: List of Abbreviations --; title: Introduction: Rover or Racer? -- -- 1.; title: Chasing Rabbits -- -- 2.; title: Boom or Bust -- -- 3.; title: Horses, Hounds, and Hustlers -- -- 4.; title: Halcyon Days and Florida Nights -- -- 5.; title: Doggone Mad -- -- 6.; title: The Fall --; title: Appendix: List of Greyhound Tracks --; title: Notes --; title: Bibliography --; title: Index.