Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914
A Social and Economic History| By: | Mike Huggins |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780714649825 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781135264253 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2000 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.