Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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#1Â NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLERÂ â€¢ From theÂ author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comesÂ a universal underdog storyÂ 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 Seabiscuitâ€™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.

Praise forÂ Seabiscuit

â€œFascinating . . . 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.â€â€”The New York Times

â€œEngrossing . . . Fast-moving . . . More than just a horseâ€™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.â€â€”Sports Illustrated

â€œREMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938.â€â€”The Washington Post

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9780449005613
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height	8.25
Length	5.5
Weight	0.80027801106
Width	0.99
ReleaseDate	2002-03-26
NumberOfItems	1

Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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