Famous Horses

Author : Sean Magee
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781474610810

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In Praise of Famous Horses by Sean Magee Pdf

Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book's entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to horses in British pub signs, and from the horse in advertising to the horse as a food item. Themes such as the horse in warfare and the horse in folklore abound. These features add up to a richly satisfying accumulation of information about the horse's role in human culture and society over two millennia. Horses will not only be a helpful reference source and congenial bedside book for those who work with or enjoy horses, but also a satisfying and browsable companion for the inquisitive general reader.

Author : FJH Glover
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781664116528

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Another 1000 Famous Horses by FJH Glover Pdf

This 2nd book is a continuation of the 1st book. The index at the back of the book is brilliant. The contents list, at the front of the book, is in alphabetical order, and is a list of the horses names, gives paragraph numbers. Whereas the Index gives the Rider/Owner in alphanumeric order and gives paragraph numbers. So if you do not know the name of a persons horse you would look up the person in the Index and it would indicate the paragraph numbers to find the answer. For instance: Steptoe and Son would be under 'S' in the Index and this would lead you to 'Hercules', the strong man from Greek Mythology. Or Toy Story 2 would lead you to 'Bullseye' Books 3 and 4 are in the process of compiling, it’s a “Never Ending Story”.

Author : FJH Glover
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781456885304

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1000 Famous Horses Fact & Fictional Throughout the Ages by FJH Glover Pdf

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Author : M J Trow
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399093088

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Famous Horses at War by M J Trow Pdf

In dreary, doubtful waiting hours Before the brazen frenzy starts, The horses show him nobler powers;- O patient eyes, courageous hearts.' Into Battle, Julian Grenfell, 1915 In the days of horsed cavalry, a soldier's mount was a living, breathing companion. It galloped into the jaws of death at the sound of the bugle and the nudge of spurs. It carried its rider over arid deserts, across swollen rivers, up near-sheer mountains. Whole societies functioned because of the warhorse - the Huns, the Mongols, and the tribes of the North American plains. Horses were worshipped as gods - the centaurs of ancient Greece, Tziminchak of the Aztecs, while the Roman emperor Caligula intended to make his horse a consul! Most of us have only ever seen warhorses at the movies - the Scots Greys at Waterloo, the Light Brigade at Balaclava, Taras Bulba's Cossacks on the Steppes and Custer's cavalry at the Little Big Horn. This book celebrates the color and nostalgia of a fighting past, from eohippus the first horse to Sefton, the last warhorse injured in the line of duty. Not forgetting the stark reality of thousands of animals sacrificed for men's greed and ambition, those killed on campaign, the maimed cab-horses and fodder for the knacker's yard.

Author : Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781784422264

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The Horse Book by Kathleen Walker-Meikle Pdf

Hardworking, swift, loyal and capable of great heroism, horses have been our constant companions for thousands of years. Using stunning illustrations, The Horse Book pairs famous historical figures with their faithful mounts including: Alexander the Great's beloved steed at whose death he dedicated the city of Alexandria Bucephala; the cruel Roman emperor Caligula who made his horse a consul; the brave horses in the First World War; and horses of famous figures from El Cid to Napoleon. This is the perfect gift for the horse lover - a guide to the role of horses in history and the people who rode them.

Author : Theophilus William Taunton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Horses
ISBN : MSU:31293010941346

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Famous Horses, with Portraits, Pedigrees, Principal Performances, Description of Races and Various Interesting Items Extending Over a Period of Nearly Two Centuries by Theophilus William Taunton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Harness racehorses
ISBN : CORNELL:31924002941593

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Famous Horses of America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Larry Adler
Publisher : David McKay Company
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0679206264

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Famous Horses in America by Larry Adler Pdf

Describes famous horses in the history of the United States.

Author : Barbara M. Linde
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433946264

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Famous Horses by Barbara M. Linde Pdf

This book provides a short description of some famous horses, including Magnolia, one of George Washington's favorite horses; Blind Tom, a work horse who helped build the railroad across the United States; Man o' War, said to be the greatest race horse ever; and more.

Author : Natália Pikli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781000431636

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Shakespeare’s Hobby-Horse and Early Modern Popular Culture by Natália Pikli Pdf

This book explores the ways in which the early modern hobby-horse featured in different productions of popular culture between the 1580s and 1630s. Natália Pikli approaches this study with a thorough and interdisciplinary examination of hobby-horse references, with commentary on the polysemous uses of the word, offers an informative background to reconsider well-known texts by Shakespeare and others, and provides an overview on the workings of cultural memory regarding popular culture in early modern England. The book will appeal to those with interest in early modern drama and theatre, dramaturgy, popular culture, cultural memory, and iconography.

Author : Jack Goldstein
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781783334421

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101 Amazing Facts about Horses by Jack Goldstein Pdf

Did you know that the fastest speed of a horse ever recorded was at more than fifty miles per hour? Or that horses use their tales to tell each other what they're feeling? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts split into categories such as record breakers, famous horses, breeds, medical knowledge and many more. So if you want to know how tall the highest fence a horse has ever jumped was, or what the offspring of a donkey and a zebra is called, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast!

Author : Sean Magee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1227019935

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In Praise of Famous Horses: An A Z of the Most Celebrated in History & Culture Myth & Sport by Sean Magee Pdf

Author : Theo Taunton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0331720183

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Famous Horses by Theo Taunton Pdf

Excerpt from Famous Horses: With Portraits, Pedigrees, Principal Performances, Descriptions of Races, and Various Interesting Items Extending Over a Period of Nearly Two Centuries As regards many of the earlier animals, little more than the names and pedigrees are known; but it is necessary to mention them in order to make other pedigrees complete. With a view to avoid repetition in the body of the work, and to facilitate the tracing of pedigrees, a comprehensive index is added. Genealogical tables will also be found, showing the principal descendants, in the male line, of the Darley Arabian, the Byerley Turk, and the Godolphin Barb, together with a full pedigree of Eclipse. With the idea of making the descriptive notes more interesting to the modern generation, the quaint and characteristic wording of the past has, where possible, been preserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Theophilus William Taunton,Fairman Rogers Collection Pu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1359872140

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Famous Horses: With Portraits, Pedigrees, Principal Performances, Description of Races and Various Interesting Items Extending Over a by Theophilus William Taunton,Fairman Rogers Collection Pu Pdf

Author : Edna Hoffman Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0828902313

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Famous Horses and Their People by Edna Hoffman Evans Pdf