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Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride
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| #1149329 in Books | 2010-09-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.10 x.40 x5.70l,.40 | File type: PDF | 88 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Giving voice to Isaac, his wife, and mother.|By Gary Sprandel|Isaac Murphy and another black jockey Jimmy Winkfield,, are the only jockeys to win back to back Kentucky Derbies. These poems, imagine the voice of Isaac, his wife Lucy, and Mother America Burns. An example from his Mother "Sayin'' we now free after the war / didn't fix nothin'/ nor everybody that was broken/ or t||"Frank X Walker has turned in another brilliant performance, mounting history upon poetry for a thrilling ride." --Frederick Smock, The Louisville Courier-Journal, Oct. 9, 2010
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In this richly imagined collection of poems, 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. The first to win the Kentucky Derby three times (1884, 1890, 1891), Murphy won an unprecedented 44% of the races he entered. Part of the lore surrounding Murphy's legacy...
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