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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Seabiscuit: A racehorse that was written off as without much talent
- Tom Smith: Down on his luck trainer that convinces Charles Howard to buy Seabiscuit.
- Red Pollard: Seabiscuit's jockey
- Charles Howard: Owner of Seabiscuit. Made his fortune selling automobiles.
- George Woolf: Rival rider and friend of Red Pollard. Picked up the mount on Seabiscuit while Red was injured.
- Marcela: The second wife of Charles Howard.
- Samuel D. Riddle: Owner of Man O'War
- Irwin: Add a description of this character.
- Richardson
- Swope
- Helen
- Ligaroti
- Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons: Seabiscuit's initial trainer
- Charles Kurtsinger: War Admiral's jockey
- David Alexander
- Frankie
- Johnny
- Graham
- Oscar Otis
- Sonny Greenberg
- Whichcee
- Paul
- Doc Babcock
- Franklin Roosevelt: President during the Depression
Quotes edit
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“The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.”
First Sentence edit
Charles Howard had the feel of a gigantic onrushing machine: You had to either climb on or leap out of the way.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
I. Part I
1. The Day of the Horse is Past
2. The Lone Plainsman
3. Mean, Restive, and Ragged
4. The Cougar and the Iceman
5. A Boot on One Foot, a Toe Tag on the Other
6. Light and Shadow
II. Part II
1. Learn Your Horse
2. Fifteen Strides
3. Gravity
4. War Admiral
5. No Pollard, No Seabiscuit
6. All I Need Is Luck
7. Hardball
8. THe Wise We Boys
9. Fortune's Fool
10. I Know My Horse
11. The Dingbustingest Contest You Ever Clapped an Eye On
12. Deal
13. The Second Civil War
III. Part III
1. "All Four of His Legs Are Broken"
2. A Long, Hard Pull
3. Four Good Legs Between Us
4. One Hundred Grand
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
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This book is in Movie Tie-Ins 2003. (community list)
This book is in New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers of 2001. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laura Hillenbrand (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0375502912
Page Count: 399
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0375502912
Page Count: 399
Awards edit
- William Hill Sports Book of the Year (2001)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2001: General Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: SF355.S4 H56
- Dewey: 798.400929
Subjects edit
- Books › Sports › Individual Sports › Horses › Racing
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Sports › Miscellaneous › History of Sports
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Movie Connections edit
- Seabiscuit (IMDb): 2003 movie starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, and Elizabeth Banks
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