Horseracing and the British 1919-39 (Studies in Popular Culture) by Mike Huggins
English | Mar. 4, 2004 | ISBN: 0719065283 | 249 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
From the prize-winning author of Flat Racing and British Society 1780-1914, this is the first book to provide a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and to explore the cultural world of racing during the inter-war years. It breaks new ground by showing how racing's pleasures were enjoyed even by the supposedly respectable middle classes, and gave some working-class groups hope and consolation during economically difficult times.