This special re-print edition of Charles E. Trevathan's "The American Thoroughbred" is considered one of the most important works ever published on this famous breed of horse. First published in 1905, this important work on race horses, has not seen the light of day since its early publication. Chapters include The American Thoroughbred, The First Race Meetings, Early Owners Were Gentlemen, Maryland's Horses and Horsemen, The First Thoroughbreds of the North, Eclipse and Henry, What a Thoroughbred Mare May Do, Thoroughbreds of the West, Wagner vs. Gray Eagle, Kentucky's Greatness, Boston The King, When Boston Met Fashion, When Boston's Best Sons Met, The Last Race of Lexington, Racing in War Times, Turf Affairs of California, The Coming of the Modern Type, The Racing of Today, Horses of Today and more. A wonderful and compelling dialogue of the early history of horse racing in America up to the end of the 19th century. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

This special re-print edition of Anderson and Peyton's "Making the American Thoroughbred Horse" is considered one of the most important works ever published on the Thoroughbred Horse. First published in 1916, this important work on race horses, has not seen the light of day since its early publication. Chapters include Generall Speaking on the Thoroughbred Horse, English Aristocrats, First Families of Virginia, Hardy Tennessee Pioneers, Knee Deep In Clover, The Sumner County Breeding Center, Tennessee and North Alabama and Getting Their Money Back. Also included are details on numerous historic races and the top early breeders and horses of their time. A truly one of a kind book that offers a unique look at the rise of the Thoroughbred Horse and the fine details of its history. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Excerpt from The American Thoroughbred Hence mv only endeavors have been to bring this book down to date and modern ize its contents so far as practicable. The great world is in a great hurry just now, and has but little time 'to devote to the perusal of ancient history. So I deal with horses of the last sixty years as much as possible, referring the reader to the works of Col. Bruce for the old days in Virginia; and to Mr. Osborne's work for the ancient occurrences on the turf in England and Ireland. They were both better writers than 1_ am and had ihore extensive libraries upon which to draw for information. Hence 1 make no claim for any great amount of originality in this book, but I can claim truth fully that its construction is more orderly and methodical than that of any book that has yet been published on this subject, either in America or in Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.