Description: Signed by Bruce Smart on Bookplate Stated 1st Edition On bookplate this copy was presented to ____________ by Virginia Thoroughbred Association Dust Jacket Protected by a Brodart Cover Please see pictures for more information and detail Stephen Bruce Smart, Jr., a longtime business executive, government official, dedicated conservationist, prolific writer, and successful owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses, died on Thanksgiving Day at his home in Middleburg. He was 95. A New York native who moved to Upperville in 1987, Smart worked for Continental Group (formerly Continental Can Company) for more than 30 years, rising through various sales and management positions to become chairman and chief executive officer. In 1985, he was appointed Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade by President Ronald Reagan, a position he held until 1988. A lifelong outdoorsman and conservationist, he was vice chairman of the Nature Conservancy and went on to become a senior fellow and board member of the World Resources Institute and a member of the board of directors of the League of Conservation Voters. In 1987, he and his wife, Edith (Merrill) Smart, moved to Upperville, where he owned and managed Trappe Hill Farm, a 530-acre horse and cattle farm. He bred a number of thoroughbred horses with many going on to solid careers at the race track and in steeplechase competitions. He wrote extensively on business, ethics and the environment. His 1992 book, “Beyond Compliance: A New Industry View of the Environment,” pointed the way for companies to adapt to climate change. Smart also wrote a trilogy of books about the Virginia Hunt Country he called “A Community of the Horse.” A reviewer in The Chronicle of The Horse wrote of the trilogy’s first volume: “Other equestrian-rich communities should be so lucky as to have someone with the interest and ability to record what makes them special communities to those of us who own and ride horses.” Smart’s lifelong passion for competition, incubated on schoolboy hockey teams and further developed by sailboat racing, found another outlet in steeplechase racing. At Trappe Hill, he began a thoroughbred breeding operation that produced on average of about five yearlings a year. Wayne VanSant, who managed the horse operation at the farm, said Smart “was always fascinated by the thoroughbred market because you could easily quantify your success.” “You bred them, raised them and sold them, and Trappe Hill always produced good, professional, workmanlike race horses,” VanSant said. “You could buy one of our yearlings and always have a great shot at making your money back on them, if not more. We provided good horses that always held up.” Smart and his wife, a fine horsewoman herself and former master of the Fairfax Hunt, were regulars on the local steeplechase racing scene. They bred and raced a number of quality horses and were frequently in the winner’s circle at many venues over a number of years. “His biggest joy was to have a homebred we raised win a race, and particularly over fences,” VanSant said. “He was in the barn a lot and intensely interested in what we did from day one to make them into good yearlings and productive for their owners.” (Fauquier Times)*****The book is in excellent condition.There is a blank bookplate as well on back of 1st free end paper. The dust jacket is in excellent condition. There is slight edge wear. The price on the dust jacket is intact ($75.00). The book is very tight and clean and there are no other writings, no remainder marks, not ex-library, no underlining, etc. The dust jacket is now protected by a Brodart cover. Please see pictures for more information and detail. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I will be glad to take additional pictures. I tried to describe the book through words and pictures the best I can but if you are not 100% satisfied with the purchase, please know you can return the book for full refund. Boxed and packaged VERY carefully! Will ship within 1 business day of receiving payment. Thank you for looking!
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