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The Sport of Queens: The Autobiography of Dick Francis
The Sport of Queens The Autobiography of Dick Francis
Author: Dick Francis
Dick Francis, now one of the world's outstanding thriller writers, made his first career as a steeplechase jockey after serving in the RAF during the war. The height of his riding achievements was as Champion Jockey; the lowest point was when his mount Devon Loch, owned by the Queen Mother, sprawled just before the winning post in the 1956 G...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780330339025
ISBN-10: 0330339028
Publication Date: 9/1995
Pages: 208
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Publisher: MacMillan Pub Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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It is a pleasure to read an autobiography of someone who was not all messed up. No drugs, odd sex, child abuse, or extreme feelings of insecurity. A picture of growing up in a genteel English countryside doing what he loved. Riding and racing horses. A lot of backstory concerning the sport of steeplechasing that will add depth to his novels. Glimpses of the Queen Mother and other nobility, but no dirt. The only dirt to be found in this book is on the jockies when they miss a jump. Like his novels, this is just a pleasant read.


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