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Isaac Murphy : I dedicate this ride  Cover Image Book Book

Isaac Murphy : I dedicate this ride / poems by Frank X Walker.

Summary:

In this richly imagined collection, Frank X Walker brings to life the mind and heart of legendary African-American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896). The son of a slave, Murphy rose to the top of thoroughbred racing in a brilliant career that brought him wealth, honor, and international fame. In this unique literary portrait, Walker gives us the voices of Isaac Murphy and his wife Lucy, his mentor Eli Jordan, and his parents James and America Burns. Through their words we follow Murphy's dramatic journey in the post-Civil War South to become America's most celebrated black jockey.

Record details

  • ISBN: 096754243X
  • ISBN: 9780967542430
  • Physical Description: 66 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : Old Cove Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Murphy's secret -- I dedicate this ride -- I thought slavery was a song -- For family and country -- The right to bear arms -- Camp Nelson -- The heart of the matter -- The good book -- How faith works -- What mamma knows -- Defining wealth -- Uncle Eli's boys -- Uncle Eli's rules -- Temple of my familiar -- Quality time -- Science class for jockeys -- Yardstick -- Groom -- Touch -- Thy will be done -- Perfect timing -- Keeper of the flame -- Finer womanhood -- Come Sunday it's derby -- Nomenclature -- Walking tall -- Down the backstretch -- First kiss -- Mass choir -- More than luck -- Horseshoes -- Isaacstan -- Black gentry -- I find it easy to deflect -- Negritude test -- Truth talk -- Looks like a rich white lady, but -- Oh, weep no more today -- Silver stakes -- Attitude adjustment -- God's house -- Empty nest -- Pound for pound -- Too heavy -- Character -- Blinders -- The power of sports -- Don't let the nigger win -- Prayer vigil -- Ain't your Uncle Tom or Uncle Remus -- The color of racing -- Isaac grants an interview -- Colored jockeys show the way -- On the way to the pasture -- How to break a thoroughbred -- February -- Here lies -- Healing songs -- Praise song.
Subject: Murphy, Isaac Burns, 1861-1896 > Poetry.
African American jockeys > Kentucky > 19th century > Poetry.
African Americans in horse racing > Kentucky > 19th century > Poetry.
American poetry.
Genre: Poetry.

Available copies

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