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Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914 [EPUB ebook]
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2001 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year This volume studies the formative period of racing between 1790 and 1914. This was a time when, despite the opposition of a respectable minority, attendance at horse races, betting on horses, or reading about racing increasingly became central leisure activities of much of British society.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 302 ● ISBN 9781135264253 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 3203235 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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