Overview
Retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend.
Full Product Details
Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Dimensions:
Width: 10.20cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 17.80cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780345465085
ISBN 10: 0345465083
Pages: 453
Publication Date: 01 July 2003
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
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. <br>- The New York Times<br> <br> 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. <br>- Sports Illustrated <br><br> REMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938. <br>- The Washington Post <br><br><br> From the Trade Paperback edition.
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 From the Trade Paperback edition.
"""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"" ""From the Trade Paperback edition."""
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. <br>- The New York Times<br> <br> 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. <br>- Sports Illustrated <br> REMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938. <br>- The Washington Post <p> From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author Information
"Laura Hillenbrand has been writing about Thoroughbred racing since 1988 and has been a contributing writer/editor for ""Equus"" magazine since 1989. Her work has also appeared in ""American Heritage, ABC Sports Online, The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Backstretch, Turf ""and ""Sport Digest"" and many other publications. Her 1998 ""American Heritage"" article on Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing, the highest award for Thoroughbred racing. She is currently serving as a consultant on a Universal Studios movie based on this book. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Laura lives in Washington, D.C. ""From the Hardcover edition."""
