The Horse of America in his derivation, history, and development

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Author

Wallace, John Hankins, 1822-1903

Title

The Horse of America in His Derivation, History, and Development

Credits

Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Horses -- Breeding -- United States

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 62972

Release Date

August 18, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.THE HORSE OF AMERICA. — CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. ORIGINAL HABITAT OF THE HORSE.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. EARLY DISTRIBUTION OF HORSES.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. THE ARABIAN HORSE.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. THE ENGLISH RACE HORSE.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. THE ENGLISH RACE HORSE ( Continued ).
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. THE AMERICAN RACE HORSE.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY—VIRGINIA.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY—NEW YORK.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY—NEW ENGLAND.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY—PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, CAROLINA.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. EARLY HORSE HISTORY—CANADA.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. ANTIQUITY AND HISTORY OF THE PACING HORSE.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. THE AMERICAN PACER AND HIS RELATIONS TO THE AMERICAN TROTTER.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. THE AMERICAN SADDLE HORSE.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. THE WILD HORSES OF AMERICA.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. MESSENGER AND HIS ANCESTORS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. HISTORY OF MESSENGER.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. MESSENGER’S SONS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. MESSENGER’S DESCENDANTS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. HAMBLETONIAN AND HIS FAMILY.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. HAMBLETONIAN’S SONS AND GRANDSONS.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. MAMBRINO CHIEF AND HIS FAMILY.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. THE CLAYS AND BASHAWS.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. AMERICAN STAR, PILOT, CHAMPION, AND NORMAN FAMILIES.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. THE BLUE BULL AND OTHER MINOR FAMILIES.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. THE BLACK HAWK OR MORGAN FAMILY.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE ORLOFF TROTTER, BELLFOUNDER, AND THE ENGLISH HACKNEY.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. INVESTIGATION OF DISPUTED PEDIGREES. — HOLTON’S TRUE STATEMENT. — BRODHEAD’S REPRESENTATION OF IT.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. INVESTIGATION OF DISPUTED PEDIGREES.—( Continued .)
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. HOW THE TROTTING HORSE IS BRED.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. HOW THE TROTTING HORSE IS BRED ( Continued ).
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW THE TROTTING HOUSE IS BRED ( Continued ).
38. 38.APPENDIX HISTORY OF THE WALLACE PUBLICATIONS. BY A FRIEND OF THE AUTHOR. — “ Wallace’s American Stud Book. ” — “ Wallace’s American Trotting Register .” — “ Wallace’s Monthly. ” — “ Wallace’s Year Book. ” — Conclusion.
39. 39.INDEX.

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