![]() ![]() Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the. These three combined to create the legend of Seabiscuit and epitomise a dream for the emerging new America. Pictures of the true first edition of Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand. More Buying Choices 0. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. 1-16 of 179 results for 'Seabiscuit' Results Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 4,214 Paperback 1138 List: 18.00 FREE delivery Mon, May 15 on 25 of items shipped by Amazon Or fastest delivery Thu, May 11 Only 1 left in stock - order soon. ![]() 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. 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. America had gone to the races for the first time since the Depression and fallen in love with a misshapen colt of great character. Yet by 1937 Seabiscuit could draw crowds of 60,000 and had more newspaper column inches devoted to him than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt, his popularity peaking during his appearances at the Santa Anita Handicap. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled. But what defined this new era? Nothing more than the story of Seabiscuit, a stunted colt with asymmetrical knees that had for two years been hacked around no-good race tracks, leading to permanent leg damage. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to K-12 school classrooms across the country. ![]() In 1936 the habits of 19th - century America were finally consigned to history just as Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind was published. The true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse - Seabiscuit -that symbolised a pivotal moment in American history as modern America was born out of the crucible of the Depression and the dustbowl, as the 20th century's greatest nation found the courage to bet on itself to win against the odds. I dont particularly care about horses or horse racing, but this book had me on the edge. The true story of three men and a racehorse. Laura Hillenbrand (born 1967) is the author of the acclaimed Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a non-fiction account of the career of the great racehorse Seabiscuit, for which she won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2001. Seabiscuit: An American Legend By Laura Hillenbrand Cover Image. ![]()
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