Reinventing the American Thoroughbred: The Arabian Adventures of Alexander Keene Richards BadgerBooks and the wary and distant

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Illustrator: Jane Monroe Donovan

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Reinventing the American Thoroughbred: The Arabian Adventures of Alexander Keene Richards BadgerBooks and the wary and distantAuthor: Gary A. O'Dell Most equine authorities consider Alexander Keene Richards (18271881) one of the nineteenth centurys most significant Thoroughbred importers and breeders. Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, and orphaned as a toddler, Richards was adopted by his grandfather, from whom he inherited not only the family farm in Georgetown but also Transylvania, a cotton plantation in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Horses fascinated Richards from an early