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Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride

By Frank X Walker

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Frank X Walker uses a series of imagined voices to approach the life of Isaac Murphy, the celebrated Black jockey associated with Lexington. Racing appears as a profession built on skill, labor, and relationships, as well as a public spectacle. The poems give readers a way to consider the people and history that a list of wins leaves out.

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Edition and subjects

ISBN-13
9780967542430
Publisher
Old Cove Press
Edition date
2010
Art, Culture & Creative Expression Black Excellence & Innovation Kentucky & Appalachian Voices Horse racing Isaac Murphy Reconstruction Kentucky Lexington Adults

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