History of the British Turf, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day


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This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!







Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914


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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.







British Sport: a Bibliography to 2000


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Volume one of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.







Manifestos for History


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Manifestos for History is a thought provoking and controversial text that through a star studded collection of essays presents a wide ranging discussion of the nature and future of history in the twenty-first century.