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Who Was Seabiscuit
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Author : James Buckley, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Who Was Seabiscuit written by James Buckley, Jr. and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a nation's spirits. Seabiscuit was born in 1933 on a farm in Kentucky. Though bred for racing, he was weak and undersized. He slept too long and ate too much. Against the odds, he began to win local races. He was given a new coach who trained him to race in larger circuits. Soon enough, this scrappy horse began beating the best racehorses in the country. He became a media darling and won national competitions. In 1938 he was voted U.S. Horse of the Year. Seabiscuit's undying spirit and come-from-behind story made him a celebrity and hero for millions.
Seabiscuit
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Author : Laura Hillenbrand
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2003-07-01
Seabiscuit written by Laura Hillenbrand and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
#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
Come On Seabiscuit
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Author : Ralph Moody
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Come On Seabiscuit written by Ralph Moody and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
During the Great Depression, Seabiscuit captured the hearts of Americans from the streets to the White House, winning more money than any horse at that time and shattering speed records across the country. Moving and inspirational, "Come on Seabiscuit!" is a reminder of the qualities that make a real American champion.
A Horse Named Seabiscuit
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Author : Mark Dubowski
language : en
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Release Date : 2003-09
A Horse Named Seabiscuit written by Mark Dubowski and has been published by Perfection Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09 with Horse racing categories.
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. All Aboard Reading Series: Station Stop 3.
Seabiscuit The Wonder Horse
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Author : Meghan McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Release Date : 2021-05-04
Seabiscuit The Wonder Horse written by Meghan McCarthy and has been published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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.
The Horse God Built
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Author : Lawrence Scanlan
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-04-01
The Horse God Built written by Lawrence Scanlan and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Horse God Built tells the amazing and heartwarming story of a Secretariat and the man who knew him best. Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated; the only horse listed on ESPN's top fifty athletes of the twentieth century (ahead of Mickey Mantle). His final race at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack is a touchstone memory for horse lovers everywhere. Yet while Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie "Shorty" Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horse's success, has been all but forgotten--until now. In The Horse God Built, bestselling equestrian writer Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man that is also a backroads journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for--groom to North America's finest racehorses. As Secretariat's groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else. A wildly generous man who could read a horse with his eyes, he shared in little of the financial success or glamour of Secretariat's wins on the track, but won the heart of Big Red with his soft words and relentless devotion. In Scanlan's rich narrative, we get a groom's-eye view of the racing world and the vantage of a man who spent every possible moment with the horse he loved, yet who often basked in the horse's glory from the sidelines. More than anything else, The Horse God Built is a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.
Sir Barton And The Making Of The Triple Crown
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Author : Jennifer S. Kelly
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2019-04-22
Sir Barton And The Making Of The Triple Crown written by Jennifer S. Kelly and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
He was always destined to be a champion. Royally bred, with English and American classic winners in his pedigree, Sir Barton shone from birth, dubbed the "king of them all." But after a winless two-year-old season and a near-fatal illness, uncertainty clouded the start of Sir Barton's three-year-old season. Then his surprise victory in America's signature race, the Kentucky Derby, started him on the road to history, where he would go on to dominate the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, completing America's first Triple Crown. His wins inspired the ultimate chase for greatness in American horse racing and established an elite group that would grow to include legends like Citation, Secretariat, and American Pharoah. After a series of dynamic wins in 1920, popular opinion tapped Sir Barton as the best challenger for the wonder horse Man o' War, and demanded a match race to settle once and for all which horse was the greatest. That duel would cement the reputation of one horse for all time and diminish the reputation of the other for the next century -- until now. Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown is the first book to focus on Sir Barton, his career, and his historic impact on horse racing. Author Jennifer S. Kelly uses extensive research and historical sources to examine this champion's life and achievements. Kelly charts how Sir Barton broke track records, scored victories over other champions, and sparked the yearly pursuit of Triple Crown glory. This book reveals the legacy of Sir Barton and his seminal contributions to Thoroughbred racing one hundred years after his pioneering achievement.
Seabiscuit
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Author : Gary Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Seabiscuit written by Gary Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Horse racing categories.
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Crazy Good
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Author : Charles Leerhsen
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-05-20
Crazy Good written by Charles Leerhsen and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-20 with History categories.
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.
American Classic Pedigrees 1914 2002
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Author : Avalyn Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Eclipse Press
Release Date : 2003
American Classic Pedigrees 1914 2002 written by Avalyn Hunter and has been published by Eclipse Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Pets categories.
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.
