The Great Sweepstakes of 1877: A True Story of Southern Grit, Gilded Age Tycoons, and a Race That Galvanized the Nation - Mark Shrager - Books - Rowman & Littlefield - 9781493018888 - March 1, 2016
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The Great Sweepstakes of 1877: A True Story of Southern Grit, Gilded Age Tycoons, and a Race That Galvanized the Nation

Mark Shrager

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." --


352 pages, 21 black & white halftones

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 1, 2016
ISBN13 9781493018888
Publishers Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 352
Dimensions 159 × 239 × 29 mm   ·   540 g

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