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Author Shrager, Mark, 1948- author.

Title The Great Sweepstakes of 1877 : a true story of southern grit, gilded age tycoons, and a race that galvanized the nation / Mark Shrager
Published Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2016]

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Contents Preface; Chapter 1 The Champion; Chapter 2 The Home Team; Chapter 3 The Harpers; Chapter 4 The Lorillards (Part 1); Chapter 5 Working Men; Chapter 6 The Buildup; Chapter 7 The Great Sweepstakes; Chapter 8 The Aftermath; Chapter 9 The Rematch; Chapter 10 The Lorillards (Part 2); Chapter 11 The End of Rancocas; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Acknowledgments; Notes and Sources; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary "In 1877 the members of the US Senate postponed all business for the day so that they might attend a horse race. This iconic, polarizing post-Civil War event is at the center of this book."-- Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore, Md.)
United States. Congress. Senate -- History -- 19th century
SUBJECT Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore, Md.) fast
United States. Congress. Senate fast
Subject Horse racing -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Equestrian.
Horse racing
Maryland
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016005876
ISBN 9781493018895
1493018892