The Horse God Built

Lawrence Scanlan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2007
Thomas Dunne Books (Verlag)
978-0-312-36724-4 (ISBN)

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One of only eleven horses to ever win the Triple Crown, Secretariat is a horse of legend. Through the lens of Eddie Sweat, his African-American groom, this is the story of one man's search for the legacy of Secretariat. Eddie spent more time with Secretariat than anyone else. This is the story of their bond.

One of only eleven horses to ever win the Triple Crown, Secretariat is a horse of legend. His winning times at the Kentucky Derby and Belmont still stand today. At the Derby, Secretariat raced faster each quarter-mile, a feat never before achieved; Sham, the horse that Secretariat defeated, had a time of 1:59 4/5-a time that would have won him any other Derby before or since. And at Belmont, Secretariat won by an astounding 31 lengths. Through the lens of Eddie Sweat, his African-American groom, this is the story of one man's search for the legacy of Secretariat. Eddie spent more time with Secretariat than anyone else. And, like all grooms, he didn't benefit from Secretariat's great wins. He stayed with it for the horse. This is the story of their bond.

Lawrence Scanlan is the author of six bestselling books, including" Wild About Horses "and" Little Horse of Iron." He is the coauthor, with Ian Millar, of" Riding High, " and has written three books for younger readers: " Big Ben, Horses Forever, " and" The Horse's Shadow." Scanlan worked closely with Monty Roberts on his acclaimed book" The Man Who Listens to Horses." Winner of three Canadian National Magazine Awards for his journalism, Scanlan lives in Kingston, Ontario.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.10.2007
Zusatzinfo	16 page black/white photograph insert
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
ISBN-10	0-312-36724-4 / 0312367244
ISBN-13	978-0-312-36724-4 / 9780312367244
Zustand	Neuware