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Seabiscuit : abridged

The true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world during the Depression.

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  • "The true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world during the Depression."@en
  • "Follows the story of the champion racehorse and the three men who discovered him, chronicling how a former bicycle repairman purchased the horse despite his lack of promise, and how the horse rose to become one of the sport's top performers."@en
  • "A story that symbolises a pivotal moment in US history, as modern America was born out of the crucible of the Depression and the new century?s greatest nation found the courage to bet on itself to win against the odds. In 1936, the habits of 19th-century America were finally consigned to history just as Margaret Mitchell?s 'Gone with the Wind' was published. In their place, modern America was born. Nothing defined this new era more than the story of Seabiscuit, a stunted colt with asymmetrical knees that had for two years been hacked around no-good race tracks which led to permanent leg damage. Yet by 1937, Seabiscuit could draw crowds of 60,000 and had more newspaper column inches devoted to him than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt. America had gone to the races for the first time since the Depression and fallen in love with a misshapen colt of great character. Now it wanted a winner. 'Seabiscuit' is also the story of three men: Tom Smith, a former Wild West Showman was the trainer; Red Pollard, abandoned by his poverty stricken family at a race track became the rider; and Charles Howard, a pioneer car manufacturer in San Francisco in the 1920s was the owner and financier. These three combined to create the legend of Seabiscuit and epitomise a dream for the emerging new America. Laura Hillenbrand is a contributing writer/editor to 'Equus' magazine, among many other journals. Her article on 'Seabiscuit' won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing; she served as a consultant on the Universal film of this book, released in 2003. She lives in Washington DC."@en
  • "No other racehorse has rivaled Seabiscuit's fame or his sway over the nation's imagination. [In this book, the author] unfolds the spellbinding story of this animal, the world he lived in, and the men who staked their lives and fourtunes on his dazzling career. -Back cover."
  • "The saga of one horse's journey from also-ran to national luminary brought about by three individuals overcoming the odds during the Great Depression."
  • "The story of one horse's journey from also-ran to national luminary. Seabiscuit: an American legend is an inspiring tale of unlikely heroes, a classic story of three embattled individuals overcoming the odds in the Great Depression."@en
  • "Recounts the story of the champion racehorse Seabiscuit and the three men who helped propel him into the national spotlight."@en
  • "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..."
  • "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..."@en
  • "The author 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."@en
  • "The author 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."
  • "The true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world. Seabiscuit, a rough-hewn undersized horse, fought his trainers in low level races before his new owner, a failing jockey, and a mustang breaker discovered a horse of speed and competitive will. Together they established him as the biggest story of 1938, in a saga from also-ran to national star."@en
  • "Tells the story of how owner Charles Howard, trainer Tom Smith, and jockey Red Pollard turned Seabiscuit, a physically unimpressive horse, into a racing legend in the 1930s and 1940s."@en
  • "The true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world."@en
  • "The true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world."
  • "Follows the story of the champion racehorse and the three men who discovered him, chronicling how a former bicycle repairman purchased the horse despite its lack of promise, and how the horse rose to become one of the sport's top performers."@en

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  • "Biography"
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  • "Seabiscuit : abridged"@en
  • "Seabiscuit, an American Legend"@en
  • "Seabiscuit an American legend"
  • "Seabiscuit an American legend"@en
  • "Seabiscuit : an American legend"@en
  • "Seabiscuit [an American legend]"
  • "Seabiscuit [an American legend]"@en
  • "Seabiscuit"@en
  • "Seabiscuit"
  • "Seabiscuit An American Legend"@en
  • "Seabiscuit : An American legend"
  • "Seabiscuit [12 discs] an American legend"@en

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