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SEABISCUIT: AN AMERICAN LEGEND BY LAUREN HILLENBRAND, PAPERBACK, 2001

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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Inscribed
No
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Personalized
No
Features
Revised
ISBN
9780449005613

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0449005615
ISBN-13
9780449005613
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1946354

Product Key Features

Book Title
Seabiscuit : an American Legend
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Horse Racing, United States / 20th Century, Sports
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Laura Hillenbrand
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-090323
Reviews
"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. . . . [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
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
798.4/0092/9
Synopsis
#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. 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, #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. 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
LC Classification Number
SF355.S4H56 2002

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  • by scpfue_0
    10 May, 2025

    "Seabiscuist"

    I know zip about horses & their world but the author wrote another book which I read and liked so I bought this one because of that. Glad I did. Scott

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: avalon-360-shop

  • by piranha1681wta
    29 Jun, 2017

    A great gift for a horse racing father with very specific tastes

    Great pictures, good history.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: debsblackpoodle

  • by phatwagons
    01 Aug, 2018

    Great book about a great horse!

    So much better than the movie!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

  • by 6592wildelk
    09 Jul, 2018

    Classis, Iconic American story of overcoming long odds and reaching untold accomplishment!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

  • by harclem_9
    20 May, 2024

    Great book

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