The Iroquois Hunt: A Bluegrass Foxhunting Tradition

Christopher Oakford,Glenye Cain Oakford

The Iroquois Hunt: A Bluegrass Foxhunting Tradition
Format
Hardback
Publisher
History Press Library Editions
Country
Published
11 November 2014
Pages
178
ISBN
9781540212016

The Iroquois Hunt: A Bluegrass Foxhunting Tradition

Christopher Oakford,Glenye Cain Oakford

Founded near Lexington, Kentucky, in 1880–and refounded in 1926–the Iroquois Hunt Club is a small club at the heart of the Bluegrass. Its history, however, is populated by vivid characters with strong links to some of America’s most influential figures and most important movements of the last 120 years. Members participated in the Black Hills Gold Rush of the 1870s, the fight for women’s right to vote in the early 1900s, Theodore Roosevelt’s creation of national parks and the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. At home in the Bluegrass, they also contributed mightily to the development of modern Lexington and were key figures in founding the iconic Keeneland Racecourse and in a number of historic Thoroughbred nurseries, including Calumet and the Whitney farm. Authors Christopher and Glenye Oakford retrace the storied past of an influential group.

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