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Rockford's Forgotten Driving Park: Racing, Politics and Circuses

Rockford's Forgotten Driving Park: Racing, Politics and Circuses - Paperback

by Amanda Becker
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Availability:In StockContributor:Amanda BeckerPublish date:2019-07-22Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467141963ISBN-10:1467141968UPC:9781467141963Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Motor Sports, CircusSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC8CBXVYZX
Local thrill-seekers at the turn of the century knew that all the action was at the Driving Park. But few today know the drama buried beneath a West End subdivision. At the height of the horse racing craze after the Civil War, prominent Rockford businessm
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467141963ISBN-10:1467141968UPC:9781467141963Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Motor Sports, CircusSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC8CBXVYZX
Becker, Amanda: - Amanda Becker was born and raised and continues to live in Rockford. She graduated from Rockford Auburn High School in 2000, earned her associate's degree from Rock Valley College in 2002 and her bachelor's degree in history from Rockford College (now university) in 2005. After she graduated from Rockford College, she returned to her alma mater, Auburn, to teach social science courses and continues to do so today. In addition to teaching at Auburn, she is involved in many community organizations, such as Midway Village, the Rockford Historical Society, Haunted Rockford tours and the Rock Valley College Center for Learning in Retirement (CLR) programing.

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