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Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became One of the World's Greatest Jockeys

32 pp. | Viking | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-670-06083-6 $15.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue. During the late nineteenth century, African American Isaac Murphy became one of the best jockeys in America. This straightforward text supplies basic facts about the era but comes alive when describing actual races. Unfortunately, the illustrations are as muddy as the tracks on which Murphy rode. Timeline.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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