Lord Derby and His Horses: A Tory Grandee and the Turf - Quintin Barry - Books - Helion & Company - 9781908916211 - July 1, 2014
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Lord Derby and His Horses: A Tory Grandee and the Turf

Quintin Barry

Lord Derby and His Horses: A Tory Grandee and the Turf

The Earl of Derby frequently said that he had had two ambitions - to be Prime Minister, and to own the winner of the Derby. His political power derived from his home county, in which he was so preeminent that he was known, not unreasonably, as the 'King of Lancashire.


304 pages, c 20 b/w photos, 16 colour plates

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 1, 2014
ISBN13 9781908916211
Publishers Helion & Company
Pages 360
Dimensions 239 × 170 × 35 mm   ·   784 g

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