The Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York 1865--1913
(Part of the Sports and Entertainment Series)
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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 spectators enjoyed the pageantry, the exciting races, and, most of all, the gambling. As the sport became a national industry, the New York metropolitan area, along with the resort towns of Saratoga Springs (New York) and Long Branch (New Jersey), remained...
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"
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