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Book details
  • Genre:HISTORY
  • SubGenre:United States / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:120
  • eBook ISBN:9780989450836

America's Own

A Celebration of America and Its Horse

by J. Bryan Hickman and Curtis Buck

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Overview
A grateful nation celebrates the legacy and contribution of its first breed of horse: the American Morgan. Truly an unforgettable part of U.S. history, this book tells fifty true stories, one from every state, of Morgan strength, service, and sacrifice from the Revolutionary War to the present day. "America’s Own: A Celebration of America and its Horse" belongs in the hands of every patriot and horse lover alike.
Description
Fifty states, fifty stories, one common denominator. Every chapter of Morgan Horse history, from the birth of Figure to today’s show ring legends, contains an inspiring account of service and versatility unlike any other. And now, for the first time, those chapters have been pulled together into an unforgettable book that commemorates and celebrates the contribution of the Morgan Horse to the country we love so much. "America’s Own: A Celebration of America and its Horse," is an all-new publication that pays tribute to America’s first breed of horse, the Morgan, through 50 true stories of the Morgan’s amazing influence on the America we know today. Through this combination of both famous and lesser-known anecdotes, you’ll experience and discover how the Morgan Horse shaped the development of the East Coast, took the horse racing world by storm, changed the course of history in the Civil War, settled the Western Frontier as the mount of the pioneer, connected the nation through the Pony Express, and so much more. "America’s Own: A Celebration of America and its Horse" belongs in the hands of every patriot and horse lover alike.
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