An American Aristocrat
how the sporting obsessions of j. b. thomas defined the age of excess
$79.33
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2025
Summary
An American Aristocrat: The Life of J.B. Thomas, Jr.
Pick up any book on foxhunting in North America and you will find a reference to J. B. Thomas, Jr. Thomas was arguably the preeminent amateur sportsman of the Gilded Age. At one point, his kennel is believed to have contained over 1,000 foxhounds, and he and his huntsman, Charlie Carver, were invited to provide sport for rich foxhunting enthusiasts everywhere from New York and Virginia to the Rockefellers’ personal sporting estate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493027453 |
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| ISBN-10: | 149302745X |
| Author: | Christopher Oakford, Glenye Cain |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Imprint: | The Lyons Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Christopher Oakford
Christopher Oakford is a journalist, author, and historian. He is the coauthor of A History of the Iroquois Hunt: A Bluegrass Foxhunting Tradition. Glenye Cain has worked for The Blood Horse and is the author of The Home Run Horse. They live in Lexington, Kentucky.
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