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The last Black king of the Kentucky Derby : the story of Jimmy Winkfield / by Crystal Hubbard ; illustrated by Robert McGuire. Hubbard, Crystal.

Call Number

798.40092 W774h

Publication

New York : Lee & Low Books, c2008 (2012 printing)

Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., map ; 22 x 28 cm

Notes

"A biography of Jimmy Winkfield, who battled racism and other obstacles on the road to becoming one of horseracing's best jockeys and, in 1902, the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby"--Provided by publisher.

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Call number: ‪798.40092 ‪W774h
Author: ‪Hubbard, Crystal.
other author: ‪McGuire, Robert, ‪1978-
Title: ‪The last Black king of the Kentucky Derby : ‪the story of Jimmy Winkfield / ‪by Crystal Hubbard ; illustrated by Robert McGuire.
Publisher: ‪New York : ‪Lee & Low Books, ‪c2008 ‪(2012 printing)
Description: ‪1 v. (unpaged) : ‪col. ill., map ; ‪22 x 28 cm
Subject: ‪African American jockeys -- ‪Biography -- ‪Juvenile literature.
Other Subject: ‪Jockeys -- ‪United States -- ‪Biography -- ‪Juvenile literature.
Other Subject: ‪Horse racing -- ‪United States -- ‪History -- ‪Juvenile literature.
Other Subject: ‪Horse racing -- ‪Europe -- ‪History -- ‪Juvenile literature.
Other Subject: ‪Winkfield, Jimmy, ‪1882-1974 -- ‪Juvenile literature.
ISBN: ‪9781600608919
Other ISBN: ‪1600608914