| Title | : | The Great Match Race: When North Met South in America's First Sports Spectacle (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | John Eisenberg |
| Release | : | 2013-11-04 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Sports & Outdoors |
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| 1 | The Great Match Race: When North Met Sou | John Eisenberg |
| The Great Match Race is a captivating account of America's first sports spectacle, a horse race that pitted North against South in three grueling heats. On a bright afternoon in May 1823, an unprecedented sixty thousand people showed up to watch two horses run the equivalent of nine Kentucky Derbys in a few hours' time. Eclipse was the majestic champion representing the North, and Henry, an equine arriviste, was the pride of the South. Their match race would come to represent a watershed moment in American history, crystallizing the differences that so fundamentally divided the country. The renowned sportswriter John Eisenberg captures all the pulse-pounding drama and behind-the-scenes tensions in a page-turning mix of history, horse racing, and pure entertainment. |
