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The Dogs: a Personal History of Greyhound Racing (Paperback)

by Laura Thompson (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: High Stakes Publishing (1 Oct 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1843440164
ISBN-13: 978-1843440161
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The very best kind of sports writing, radiating Thompson's affection for the men and dogs that have made the sport.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Inside Track, 18 April 2006

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Greyhounds have been revered since ancient times where they appear on the walls of the tombs of the Pharos. For Henry VIII they were his favourite hunting dogs. But in Laura Thompson's book we find a personal testament to a more modern chapter in the history of this noble creature.

Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom came to prominence in the dark economic recession of the 30's, being in some ways a cameo of its elder sister - horse racing. Sharing a deep and longstanding affiliation with Ireland champion racing greyhounds, like cup-winning racehorses, often drew their first breath on the other side of the Irish Sea.

Laura Thompson's book takes us right into the heart of people, places and of course the dogs she knew as a child. With the hindsight of an age in which some of the great Stadia like White City in West London have already been lost, she takes us on a journey which immortalises a generation of owners and trainers.

For anybody who has ever spent an evening at a Greyhound Stadium and wondered what lay behind it all.. this book is the inside track.

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