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An American Legend
by Laura HillenbrandIf you liked Seabiscuit, try these:
by Richard Askwith
Published Jan 2021
Read ReviewsThe courageous and heartbreaking story of a Czech countess who defied the Nazis in a legendary horse race.
by Daniel James Brown
Published May 2014
Read ReviewsFor readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Erik Larson
Published Feb 2004
Read ReviewsErik Larson's gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.
by Linda Greenlaw
Published Jul 2003
Read ReviewsWith fascinating nautical descriptions and her eye for the dramas of small-town life, Greenlaw does for lobstering what her first book, The Hungry Ocean, did for swordfishing. Honest, funny, scrappy, and authentic.
by Jane Smiley
Published Feb 2001
Read ReviewsThe strange, compelling, sparkling, and mysterious universe of horse racing is depicted with such verve and originality, such tenderness, such clarity, and, above all, such sheer exuberance.
by Monty Roberts
Published Dec 1998
Read ReviewsMonty Roberts is a real-life horse whisperer - an American original whose gentle training methods reveal the depth of communication possible between man and animal.
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