Dark Secret's last race : a drama in real life [manuscript], 1961-1963, n.d.

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Dark Secret's last race : a drama in real life [manuscript], 1961-1963, n.d.

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The collection contains manuscripts and research notes for Haley's book about the champion thoroughbred racehorse and his final victory at the 1934 Jockey Club Gold race. Some of the material concerns his trainer James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsommons.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7923174

University of Virginia. Library

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Haley, Alex, 1921-1992

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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. Haley's first book was The Auto...

Dark Secret (Race horse)

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Fitzsimmons, Sunny Jim, 1874-1966

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