The Great Sweepstakes of 1877 : a true story of southern grit, gilded age tycoons, and a race that galvanized the nation /

"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."--

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Main Author: Shrager, Mark, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2016
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central