Phar Lap – A True Legend

The legend of the neat racehorse Phar Lap never gets quondam to his legions of fans, fifty-fifty some 80 years afterward his death.

Phar Lap – A True Legend
past times Michael Reason
Museum Victoria Publishing
22 x 22cm softcover; 62pp;
ISBN:0980619017; EAN: 9780980619010
RRP $A19.95; Buy from Fishpond (NZ),  Amazon, or Museum Victoria

There convey been many books published most the  New Zealand-bred thoroughbred, too the kickoff edition of this mass was kickoff published inwards 2000. Another edition came out inwards 2005, too this latest edition has been updated to include farther information surrounding Phar Lap’s expiry inwards 1932.

These include the occupation of a synchrotron inwards the the United States of America to analyse Phar Lap’s hair, to ascertain whether a divergence could move constitute betwixt arsenic the Equus caballus ingested, too that used for taxidermy purposes. Another finding was that of purpose of a notebook 1 time used past times Harry Telford containing a recipe for a tonic – containing arsenic – given to racehorses dorsum inwards the day.

Written past times museum curator Michael Reason, this easy-reading mass aims to hand an overview of the legend.

Included are many pictures of rare pieces including pictures, paper clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, too artwork inwards the Museum Victoria collection.

There are several pictures of Phar Lap every bit he stands instantly at Melbourne Museum, too images from the fourth dimension when the impressive run of taxidermy was completed past times the Jonas brothers.

 

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