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Cathy Post
Red Cagle
9781455625154
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Chris Cagle, nicknamed “Red” after Red Grange, was a football phenom in the 1920s. When Notre Dame’s Knute Rockne gave his famous “win one for the Gipper” speech, he was talking about beating Cagle and West Point. This fascinating biography of the Louisiana native is a rousing tale of athletic competition, fateful young love, and an untimely, mysterious death, based on interviews with Cagle’s few surviving relatives and hundreds of documents, newspapers articles, and archival film.
Captain Rick Rhodes
Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake
9781565549951
Regular price $32.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A guide to cruising rivers along the Great Loop in the United States, from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake.
Covering over 800 miles of navigable inland rivers from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake, this book guides cruisers through America’s heartland. In eleven regional chapters, Capt. Rick Rhodes explores the entire navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers, as well as parts of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee. Topics specific to inland cruising, such as negotiating floods safely and sharing rivers with commercial traffic, are addressed here. Also, by featuring numerous historical anecdotes and other river lore, Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake gives insight into the region's past along with current restaurant and entertainment options.
Like all of Pelican’s cruising guide series, this book contains up-to-date and thoroughly researched information about the area, including:
- Five NOAA chart excerpts
- Twenty-one sketch charts
- Ninety-one marinas
- Fifty-three fuel locations
- More than thirty cities & towns
- Thirty-three GPS way points
- Fifteen locks
- Over 170 bridges
- 140 launches and ramps
- Hundreds of phone numbers
Bill Heller
Randy Romero's Remarkable Ride
9781589807525
Regular price $25.00 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A fiercely determined athlete, father, and soft-spoken Cajun, Randy Romero is one the greatest riders in Thoroughbred history. Despite enduring twenty-five major surgeries, burning more than sixty percent of his body due to an explosion, suffering physical abuse from his father, and self-abuse to meet certain weight requirements, Romero never considered quitting the sport for a second. He survived all of these setbacks to pursue his goals in racing, eventually retiring with a still record of 181 victories. More than fifty years old and undergoing dialysis, the jockey is a living legend.
Romero began his career as a nine year old in backwoods Louisiana. Determined to branch out to bigger venues, he soon won races at Evangeline Downs, Delta Downs, Churchill Downs, and even Keeneland in Kentucky. He eventually went on to win twenty-five riding titles at ten different racetracks with such notable horses as Wavering Monarch, Rocket's Magic, Personal Ensign, and Go for Wand.
In this candid biography, Bill Heller follows Romero's career from his humble beginnings to his final race. Romero's wife, mother, and those involved in the fast-paced world of Thoroughbred racing provide firsthand commentary on the sports star's life. Personal photographs of the jockey with his family, as well as images of the rider in victorious glory, accompany this riveting biography.
Jim Fraiser
Pat Browne Jr. Story, The
9781455626885
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Attorney Pat Browne Jr., a star athlete at Jesuit High School and Tulane University and a New Orleans All-American golfer, was blinded in a car accident. He would go on to win twenty-three blind pro golf tournaments. Arnold Palmer nominated him for the World Golf Hall of Fame. This inspiring book is his story.
