Rockford's Forgotten Driving Park: Racing, Politics and Circuses

By Amanda Becker

Book Overview

Local thrill-seekers at the turn of the century knew that all the action was at the Driving Park. But few today know the drama buried beneath a West End subdivision. At the height of the horse racing craze after the Civil War, prominent Rockford businessm

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467141968
• ISBN13: 9781467141963
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"