Secretariat
the making of a champion
$34.47
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2011
Summary
Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
The remarkable true story of ‘Big Red,’ one of America’s finest racehorses.
When her beloved Meadow Stables is faced with closure following her father’s illness, housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over. Despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge she calls in assistance from trainer Lucien Laurin and a host of successful jockeys.
Pitted against the Phipps’ racing dynasty, Penny takes the decision to breed her mare S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007410910 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0007410913 |
| Series: | Blue Door |
| Author: | William Nack |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
“Secretariat is an elegantly crafted, exhilarating tale of speed and power, grace and greatness, told with such immediacy that the reader is lost in the rush of horses and the clatter and ring of the grandstand.” Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit
About The Author
William Nack
William Nack is an American journalist and author. He started his journalistic career as a reporter for Newsday before progressing to become a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for over twenty years. With a passion for horse racing, he penned several sports titles including Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, which is soon to be released as a Disney feature film. He lives in Washington D.C. with his family.
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