Description: Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing, New York, Sports, Paperback Chronicling the incomparable life of boxing and Saratoga Race Course legend John Morrissey.John ""Old Smoke"" Morrissey was one of the most dynamic characters of his time. He went from a career as an undefeated bare-knuckle boxer, founded the Saratoga Race Course and eventually won elections to Congress and the New York State Senate. A poor, uneducated Irish immigrant, Morrissey became a leader in the Dead Rabbits street gang. He won fame as a fighter and fortune as the operator of a string of successful gambling houses.Morrissey then took Saratoga Springs by storm, improbably resurrecting thoroughbred racing during the Civil War and opening his famous Club House, which was the most glamorous casino the country had ever seen. Author and National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame director of communications Brien Bouyea takes you on this fascinating journey and shows just how Morrissey did it all.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467135580
Book Title: Bare Knuckles and Saratoga Racing : the Remarkable Life of John Morrissey
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Not Available
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Boxing, Subjects & Themes / Sports, Sports
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Photography, Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
