The Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York 1865--1913

by Steven A. Riess

Thoroughbred racing was one of the first major sports in early America. Horse racing thrived because it was a high-status sport that attracted the interest of both old and new money. It grew because... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081560985X
• ISBN13: 9780815609858
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.3"