{"product_id":"9783032257499","title":"Early Modern Thoroughbred Historiography and its Legacy Founding Fathers, Forsaken Mothers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEarly Modern Thoroughbred Historiography and its Legacy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFounding Fathers, Forsaken Mothers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMiriam A. Bibby\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the semi-mythological status occupied by three foundation stallions of the Thoroughbred racehorse: the Byerley Turk, the Godolphin Arabian (or Barb), and the Darley Arabian. In the nineteenth century, it was pointed out that the winners of every significant British horse race were descendants of one of these three \"Founding Fathers.\" This suggestion undoubtedly led to an increase in popularity of these stallions' descendants and encouraged development of their lines by wealthy and competitive racing enthusiasts. However, DNA research and historical investigations call the story of the \"Founding Fathers\" into question.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis book interrogates this narrative and its enduring popularity. It argues that this tale is, in essence, a constructed patriarchal myth that serviced the dominant biblical, biological, social, and political hierarchy of the period of its emergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiriam A. Bibby\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, FSA Scot, FRHistS) is an equine historian, author, editor, and broadcaster. She is co-editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eCheiron:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History\u003c\/em\u003e, and an affiliate of the University of Glasgow’s School of Social \u0026amp; Environmental Sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032257499\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e331\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47202689187980,"sku":"9783032257499","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032257499.jpg?v=1781088960","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032257499","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}