Isaac Murphy e-bog
142,94 DKK
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The captivating story of a record-setting nineteenth-century black jockey told in poetry.In this creative foray into persona poems, Walker immerses himself in the life of African American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896). The son of a slave, Murphy's legendary career riveted the attention of the nation and established him as one of the greatest jockeys of all time. Walker's poetry breathes...
E-bog
142,94 DKK
Forlag
Ohio University Press
Udgivet
7 januar 2021
Længde
88 sider
Genrer
Poetry
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781735224220
The captivating story of a record-setting nineteenth-century black jockey told in poetry.In this creative foray into persona poems, Walker immerses himself in the life of African American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896). The son of a slave, Murphy's legendary career riveted the attention of the nation and established him as one of the greatest jockeys of all time. Walker's poetry breathes life into the voices of Murphy and his family, the neglected history of African Americans in thoroughbred racing, and racial tensions in the post-Civil War South.Published in 2010 by Old Cove Press