Grandma Burright: The Queen of Harness Racing

by Kevin Groenhagen

Neva "Grandma" Burright was born on a race track in 1883, and her 57-year career as a harness racing driver spanned the county fair circuit to the early years of pari-mutuel harness racing after World War II. During the 1940s and 1950s, major newspapers from Boston to Honolulu reported on Grandma Burright's exploits as a harness racing driver. In 1943, she became the first woman to win a Grand Circuit race. In doing so, she defeated the legendary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CNJFWB8R
• ISBN13: 9781312130777
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"