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Seabiscuit was a roughhewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldnt straighten all the way. Seabiscuit didnt look like a race horse but, a down on his luck trainer, a trusting owner and broke down jockey knew what he was capable of accomplishing. Some really great footage of not just seabiscuit but the people around him. Publication date 2002 topics seabiscuit race horse, race horses, horse racing. Seabiscuit seabiscuit audiobook, by laura hillenbrand. For two years, he fought his trainers and floundered at the lowest level of racing, misunderstood and mishandled, before his dormant talent was discovered by three men. Numberone new york times best seller 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. An american legend community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Her 1998 american heritage article on seabiscuit won the eclipse award for magazine writing, the highest award for thoroughbred racing.
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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. An american legend, a nonfiction account of the career of the great racehorse seabiscuit, for which she won the william hill sports book of the year in 2001. Seabiscuit audiobook by laura hillenbrand 9780375419669. An american legend is an inspiring tale of unlikely heroes, a classic story of three embattled individuals overcoming the odds in the great depression. An american legend from the worlds largest community of readers.