Seabiscuit: An American Legend
- ISBN-10
- 0606290087
- ISBN-13
- 9780606290081
- Series
- Seabiscuit
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 426
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
- Author
- Laura Hillenbrand
Description
The author retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend.
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