Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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Author: Laura Hillenbrand

ISBN-10: 0345465083

ISBN-13: 9780345465085

Category: Horses

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend is the ultimate underdog story. New York Times - Jim Squires [T]he story of this ragged-tailed racehorse [is] an allegory for Depression-era America. . . . [Hillenbrand's book] is a flawless trip, with the detail of good history . . . and the charm of grand legend.

Preface11Part I1.The Day of the Horse Is Past172.The Lone Plainsman413.Mean, Restive, and Ragged584.The Cougar and the Iceman835.A Boot on One Foot, a Toe Tag on the Other1066.Light and Shadow131Part II7.Learn Your Horse1538.Fifteen Strides1729.Gravity19210.War Admiral21211.No Pollard, No Seabiscuit23312.All I Need Is Luck25813.Hardball27714.The Wise We Boys29815.Fortune's Fool32316.I Know My Horse33817.The Dingbustingest Contest You Ever Clapped an Eye On35118.Deal36619.The Second Civil War384Part III20."All Four of His Legs Are Broken"40721.A Long, Hard Pull42522.Four Good Legs Between Us43423.One Hundred Grand452Epilogue467Acknowledgments484Notes497