Dark Horse: the legend of Seabiscuit
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Published
New York: Random House, c2001.
Edition
1st edition
Physical Desc
402 pages
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
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Published
New York: Random House, c2001.
Format
Book
Edition
1st edition
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.5, 21 Points
Level 7.5, 21 Points
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Description
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. Three men changed Seabiscuit's fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the western United States and became an overnight millionaire. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. Smith urged Howard to buy Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price, then hired as his jockey Red Pollard, a failed boxer who was blind in one eye, half-crippled, and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Over four years, these unlikely partners survived a phenomenal run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and severe injury to transform Seabiscuit from a neurotic, pathologically indolent also-ran into an American sports icon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hillenbrand, L. (2001). Dark Horse: the legend of Seabiscuit (1st edition). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hillenbrand, Laura. 2001. Dark Horse: The Legend of Seabiscuit. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hillenbrand, Laura. Dark Horse: The Legend of Seabiscuit Random House, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hillenbrand, Laura. Dark Horse: The Legend of Seabiscuit 1st edition, Random House, 2001.
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