Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Master's Theses Graduate School 2016 Jockeying for Position: Horse Racing in New Orleans, 1865-1920 Matthew aS ul Perreault Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Perreault, Matthew Saul, "Jockeying for Position: Horse Racing in New Orleans, 1865-1920" (2016). LSU Master's Theses. 3455. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/3455 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Master's Theses by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. JOCKEYING FOR POSITION: HORSE RACING IN NEW ORLEANS, 1865-1920 A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in The Department of History by Matthew Saul Perreault B.A., University of Connecticut, 2011 May 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In the inordinate amount of time it took to complete this thesis, the person who least believed I could finish it was me. Thankfully, there were a number of people who helped me along in this process, and without their support, I could not have accomplished it. First and foremost, my utmost appreciation goes to my advisor, Gaines Foster. He has been the epitome of patience. I was not the most diligent advisee, but when I did stay on track with my writing, his insightful comments, suggestions, and revisions were invaluable.