Cynthia A. Branigan
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"It was the signature of Atlantic City’s Steel Pier in the golden age of 'America’s Favorite Playground': Doc Carver’s High Diving Horses. Beginning in 1929, four times a day, seven days a week, a trained horse wearing only a harness ran up a ramp, a diving girl in a bathing suit and helmet jumped onto its mighty bare back, and together they sailed forty feet through the air, plunging, to thunderous applause, into a ten-foot-deep tank of water....
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The first edition of this book was responsible for inspiring tens of thousands of people to adopt ex-racers. Now, this fully updated edition features groundbreaking veterinary information not available anywhere else. Greyhound authority Cynthia Branigan—who has placed over 4,000 Greyhounds through her organization—offers updated statistics on the costs involved with adopting as well as new health information, such as warnings about tick-borne...
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The regal history of a revered, elegant breed
They were one of the first wild animals to come under the protection of humans. They have sat at the feet of the Pharaohs. Their likenesses have graced coins, stamps, seals, and coats of arms. And they have won the hearts of dog lovers worldwide with their sweet nature, intelligence, and grace.
Beautifully illustrated with more than 100 black-and-white reproductions and photos, The Reign of the Greyhound...