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Author: Mark Dubowski Publisher: ISBN: 9780448433431 Category : Horse racing Languages : en Pages : 0
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An introduction to the life and career of Seabiscuit, the race horse who set sixteen track records and won more prize money than any other horse.
Author: Mark Dubowski Publisher: ISBN: 9780448433431 Category : Horse racing Languages : en Pages : 0
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An introduction to the life and career of Seabiscuit, the race horse who set sixteen track records and won more prize money than any other horse.
Author: Laura Hillenbrand Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345467396 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 447
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend. Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit’s fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the western United States and became an overnight millionaire. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. Smith urged Howard to buy Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price, then hired as his jockey Red Pollard, a failed boxer who was blind in one eye, half-crippled, and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Over four years, these unlikely partners survived a phenomenal run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and severe injury to transform Seabiscuit from a neurotic, pathologically indolent also-ran into an American sports icon. BONUS: This edition contains a Seabiscuit discussion guide and an excerpt from Unbroken. Praise for Seabiscuit “Fascinating . . . Vivid . . . A first-rate piece of storytelling, leaving us not only with a vivid portrait of a horse but a fascinating slice of American history as well.”—The New York Times “Engrossing . . . Fast-moving . . . More than just a horse’s tale, because the humans who owned, trained, and rode Seabiscuit are equally fascinating. . . . [Laura Hillenbrand] shows an extraordinary talent for describing a horse race so vividly that the reader feels like the rider.”—Sports Illustrated “REMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938.”—The Washington Post
Author: James Buckley, Jr. Publisher: Penguin Workshop ISBN: 0448483092 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 114
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Describes the life and accomplishments of the race horse Seabiscuit, who thrived with a loving jockey and trainer and won the hearts of millions around the country.
Author: Meghan McCarthy Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books ISBN: 9781534495777 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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Award-winning nonfiction picture book creator Meghan McCarthy tells the story of how an undersized, crooked-legged horse became one of the greatest racing champions of all time. In the late 1930s, times were tough. The United States was in the middle of the Great Depression, and people were desperate for something to believe in. They found their inspiration in Seabiscuit, a rags-to-riches, crooked-legged, overweight horse who ran more like a duck than a champion. Seabiscuit was the descendent of Man O’ War, one of the greatest racing horses in history but he had yet to win a single race. How did this downtrodden horse come to rise through the ranks and face off against Triple Crown champion, War Admiral? In her trademark easy-to-follow narrative voice, Meghan McCarthy brings the ultimate underdog story to life in this fact-filled picture book.
Author: Avalyn Hunter Publisher: Eclipse Press ISBN: 9781581500950 Category : Pets Languages : en Pages : 790
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In a monumental and important work for the Thoroughbred industry, author and pedigree researcher Avalyn Hunter provides extensive pedigree analysis of every American classic race winner from 1914 through 2002.
Author: Charles Leerhsen Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0743291778 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 351
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Documents the life story of a record-breaking champion horse whose disabilities nearly caused his euthanasia at birth, in an account that also describes the contributions of his shopkeeper owner and alcoholic driver. 50,000 first printing.
Author: Lou Sahadi Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 0312628080 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 303
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The descendent of Man o' War and War Admiral, Affirmed won all three stages of the Triple Crown in 1978. Sahadi draws on interviews with jockey Steve Cauthen, the family of owner Louis Wolfson, and many more to tell the story of this courageous horse.
Author: Linda Kennedy Publisher: Westholme Publishing ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 240
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Always considered among the top four horses of all time--with Man OWar, Secretariat, and Citation--Kelso reigned supreme for five unprecedented years in the 1960s. 15 b&w photos.
Author: Mark Dubowski
Author: Mark Dubowski
Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Author: James Buckley, Jr.
Author: Meghan McCarthy
Author: Avalyn Hunter
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Author: Mark Dubowski
Author: Charles Leerhsen
Author: Lou Sahadi
Author: Linda Kennedy