Download or read book The Great Match Race written by John Eisenberg and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the epic 1823 series of match races that took place on Long Island between Eclipse, a horse representing the growing industrial power of the northern states, and Henry, a horse that embodied the values of the South.