Racetrack War
Clip: Season 3 Episode 42 | 6m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
How a bitter political fight between a governor and a racetrack owner turned to war.
Rhode Island PBS Weekly takes a look back at the bitter political rivalry between the governor of Rhode Island and the owner of the Narragansett racetrack in 1937. Richard Ring of the Rhode Island Historical Society tells the story of how this feud culminated in what came to be known as the Racetrack War.
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Racetrack War
Clip: Season 3 Episode 42 | 6m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Rhode Island PBS Weekly takes a look back at the bitter political rivalry between the governor of Rhode Island and the owner of the Narragansett racetrack in 1937. Richard Ring of the Rhode Island Historical Society tells the story of how this feud culminated in what came to be known as the Racetrack War.
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