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Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing: The Remarkable Life of John Morrissey

Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing: The Remarkable Life of John Morrissey - Hardcover

by Brien Bouyea
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brien BouyeaPublish date:2016-04-04Pages:146
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540203472ISBN-10:1540203476UPC:9781540203472Book Category:History, Photography, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, SportsBook Topic:State & Local, SportsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCXVMWKHHF
One of the more dynamic characters of his time, John Old Smoke Morrissey made his way from undefeated bare-knuckle boxer to found the Saratoga Race Course and win 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. He then took Saratoga Springs by storm. He improbably resurrected thoroughbred racing during the Civil War and opened his famous Club House, the most glamorous casino the country had ever seen. Author Brien Bouyea chronicles the incomparable life of a true American legend."
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540203472ISBN-10:1540203476UPC:9781540203472Book Category:History, Photography, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, SportsBook Topic:State & Local, SportsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCXVMWKHHF
Bouyea, Brien: - Brien Bouyea is director of communications at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. Prior to joining the museum, he was an award-winning sportswriter for the Record and executive sports editor for the Saratogian. His awards include honors from the Associated Press Sports Editors, the New York State Associated Press and the New York Newspaper Publishers Association. He is a graduate of the College of Saint Rose and lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Publisher: History Press Library Editions

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