The Last Horserace

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dc.contributor.advisorMessitt, Maggie
dc.contributor.authorArvesen, Brandon
dc.contributor.departmentGoucher College MFA in Creative Nonfictionen_US
dc.contributor.programMFA in Creative Nonfictionen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-20T18:41:03Z
dc.date.available2020-05-20T18:41:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-20
dc.description.abstractBrandon Arvesen’s creative thesis, “The Last Horserace,” follows the author’s father, James, as he attempts to conjure up one last win. James, a semi-retired statistician and professional gambler, finds a new and altogether complicated target: pick six horse races held daily via simulcast at New York State’s Belmont park. The piece—part memoir, part biography—chronicles James’ past achievements and present conflicts as he, at seventy-seven years old, searches for relevance in a field he once dominated. Over the course of a year, James struggles to find a win while his son searches for meaning in their relationship—trying to understand what motivated his father back to the races when their family faces a looming crisis no amount of money can solve.en_US
dc.format.extent136 pagesen_US
dc.genremanuscriptsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ymno-31fz
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/18688
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsThis work is restricted for 10 years from the date listed above. No access will be permitted until the embargo has expired. Once the embargo expires the work is available only on Goucher College's campus.
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectGamblingen_US
dc.subjectMemoiren_US
dc.subjectHorse racingen_US
dc.subjectFather and Sonen_US
dc.subjectFamilyen_US
dc.subject.lcshCreative nonfiction -- Theses.
dc.titleThe Last Horseraceen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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