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"This special re-print edition of Culver's ""Blooded Horses of Colonial Days: Classic Horse Matches in America Before the Revolution"" is considered one of the most important works ever published on early horse racing history in the United States. First published in 1922, this important work on race horses and horse breeding, has not seen the light of day since its early publication. Chapters include His Imperial Majesty The Horse, Origin of Racing in England, Horse Breeding and Racing in the Province of Maryland, Colonial Maryland's Foremost Turf Patrons, Some Famous Horses in the Olden Times, Annals of the Turf in Colonial Maryland, Maryland Racing Centers, Horse Breeding in Colonial Virginia, Virginia Sportsmen and their Horses, Sport of the Turf in the Carolinas, The Thoroughbred Horse in Provincial New York and Pennsylvania, The Horse in New England and more. A truly one of a kind book on early horse breeders and horse racing in America. 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."

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