Seabiscuit
the true story of three men and a racehorse
$39.92
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2002
Summary
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
From the author of Unbroken, comes the bestselling true story of three men and their shared dream for a racehorse named Seabiscuit.
In 1938, Seabiscuit, an undersized, crooked-legged racehorse, captured the world’s attention, surpassing even Mussolini, Hitler, and Roosevelt in press coverage. This cultural icon and world-class athlete had a rocky start, floundering in the lowest ranks of racing.
But a chance meeting of three men changed…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841150925 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841150924 |
| Author: | Laura Hillenbrand |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2002 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
‘A rip-roaring narrative from a cobwebbed chapter of the Depression’ Stuart Wavell, Sunday Times ‘Hillenbrand tells the story of the triumphs and tribulations of her cast of misfits with flair and skill, relishing the larger than life characters who inhabited this forgotten demimonde.’ Stuart Wavell, Sunday Times ‘Most readable ! a wonderful tale’ Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Daily Mail ‘This season’s literary sensation’ Mark Steinberger, Financial Times Sunday Times, 8 July: ‘A classic tale’ Observer, 8 July: ‘great horse, great name, great story, very good book !. this one could run and run’
About The Author
Laura Hillenbrand
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.
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