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The Best There Ever Was. Dan Patch and the Dawn of the American Century.
Sharon B. Smith
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Description for The Best There Ever Was. Dan Patch and the Dawn of the American Century.
Hardback. A century before Secretariat, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods, Dan Patch captured virtually every harness racing record and the hearts (and wallets) of the American public. This title shows that even people who weren't racing fans were caught up in the horse's achievements, on which his owner capitalized with Dan Patch endorsing products. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
His winning percentage was well above Jordan’s shooting average or Woods’s domination of golf tournaments. And he sold products and drew spectators like no one had ever done. He was hands-down the most famous athlete in America’s most popular spectator sport, and exactly one hundred years ago you would have been hard pressed to find anybody in the country who didn’t know his name. He was Dan Patch, and he was a racehorse.
At the turn of the last century, harness racing drew larger crowds and offered bigger paychecks than any other sport. Its stars were household names, and Dan ... Read more
His winning percentage was well above Jordan’s shooting average or Woods’s domination of golf tournaments. And he sold products and drew spectators like no one had ever done. He was hands-down the most famous athlete in America’s most popular spectator sport, and exactly one hundred years ago you would have been hard pressed to find anybody in the country who didn’t know his name. He was Dan Patch, and he was a racehorse.
At the turn of the last century, harness racing drew larger crowds and offered bigger paychecks than any other sport. Its stars were household names, and Dan ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781616085858
SKU
V9781616085858
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Ref
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About Sharon B. Smith
Sharon Smith is an award-winning reporter/anchor of televised horse racing on ESPN, NBC and Sportschannel Los Angeles and the author of five books on horses and racing. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and attended journalism school at the University of Texas. Smith lives in Milford, Connecticut.
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