Cedars boy (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Those who have enjoyed Mr. Meader's Red Horse Hill will remember Cedar, the great pacing colt, and the stirring snowpath races in which he took part. Here, years later, the grandchildren of old Cedar carry Bud Martin's colors to victory at Riverdale Fair. Several other characters in the book will be familiar---Uncle John Mason, Billy Randall, Yance and Harko Dan. The new hero is Shad Davis, a lanky youngster from Squantic, born with courage, good hands and a love of horses.This swift-paced story of the harness track is published at an appropriate time---the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hambletonian 10, founding sire of the standardbred line---when harness racing has reached a peak of popularity not equaled since pre-automobile days.There is more in this book than racing. Stephen Meader spent a large part of his boyhood in the neighborhood of Rochester, New Hampshire, long famous for its Fair. During Fair Week each September he was always as close to the trotting stables and the track as he could get. It is not surprising then that the ever-present background of the Fair is authentic and sharply drawn, a memorable picture of something that is typically American.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; 269, [2] p. incl. plates,ports. 20 1/2 cm. LCCN 46012317 ; OCLC 1350225 LC F291.T3 H4 Dewey 923.273 ; Grey and red cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; SIGNED presentation copy in July 1946 to attorney Felix Johnson, Jr., "first, last and always a Talmadge man." ; Contents: A Boy On Horseback -- The Cedars -- The Scotland Road -- Red Galluses -- Lightnin' Hits Blackjack -- The Pot Boils Over -- The Palace Guard -- A Bridge Among Friends -- Walter Roe -- The Legslature in '35 -- The Grassroot Convention -- Maneuevering -- The Boomshell Bursts -- The Little New Deal Arrives -- More Linen for the Wash -- The Art in Photography -- The Cocking Affair -- Postmortems -- The New Broom -- Fraigas Non Flectes ; Eugene Talmadge, a four-time Georgia governor known for his red suspenders (galluses), opposing the New Deal, and white supremacist, populist rhetoric. ; Allen Lumpkin Henson was a Georgia attorney and Assistant General of Georgia under three administrations, providing an insider's view of the political landscape. ; The book portrays Talmadge as a "demagogue" who, along with Huey Long, paved the way for Southern politicians like George Wallace and Lester Maddox. ; exploring the rise of controversial Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge. The book highlights Talmadge's populist, "wool-hat" political style, his "dictator" approach to governance, and his lasting impact on Georgia politics, while featuring a dedication to his son, Herman. ; touches on the 1941 scandal involving Talmadge and the Board of Regents over the firing of faculty members, which endangered accreditation for Georgia schools.; a scarce, 269-page look at the intensely personal style of Georgia's political machines -- Google AI ; G. Signed by Author(s). Book. …