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Black Maestro
The Epic Life of an American Legend

By Drape, Joe

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ISBN: 006125228x Publisher: Harpercollins Published: Jul 1 2007 Pages: 280 Weight: 0.60lbs. Height: 8.00" Width: 5.25" Depth: 0.75" Language: English

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Presents the life of African-American jockey Jimmy Winkfield, who after winning the Kentuck Derby, emigrated to Europe and became a wealthy horse racer and trainer in Russia and France, until forced by circumstance to return to America and racial discrimination. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.