Middle Tennessee Horse Breeding (Images of America) - Softcover

Dehart, Rob; Beisel, Perky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 073855281X ISBN 13: 9780738552811

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2007

Synopsis

Breeding fine horses has been both big business and pastime for Middle Tennesseans since settlers first entered the Cumberland Valley during the American Revolution. The fertile pastures and mild climate of the area lent itself to horse breeding, and the populace embraced the benefits. Horses functioned as the technology that plowed fields, moved goods and people, and serviced the military. Horse racetracks dotted the landscape, and a person's social status sometimes rested on the possession of fine horses and good horsemanship. This combination of culture and geography in Middle Tennessee gave rise to some of the most celebrated horse breeders in the nation.

About this title

About the Author

Perky Beisel is an assistant professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Rob DeHart is director for collections and programs at Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum, the oldest historic house operated as a museum in Nashville.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 073855281X
• ISBN 13: 9780738552811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128