num_pages: 400
description: A deluxe illustrated edition of one of the most beloved books of our time, with nearly 150 historic photographs personally selected by the authorThe spellbinding true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated a nation, Laura Hillenbrand’s An American Legend became an immediate number one bestseller and cultural phenomenon upon its publication in 2001. Named one of the best books of the year by more than twenty publications—including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, People, USA Today, and The Economist —Seabiscuit was also honored as the BookSense Nonfiction Book of the Year and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and was a finalist for several other major prizes, including the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.For this lavishly illustrated special edition, author Laura Hillenbrand has written a new Introduction and selected nearly 150 rare photographs from historic archives and private collections. Seabiscuit tells the story of three remarkable Charles Howard, a bicycle repairman who made a fortune by introducing the automobile to the American West; Red Pollard, a failed prizefighter and failing jockey who was abandoned as a boy at a makeshift racetrack; and Tom Smith, an enigmatic mustang breaker who came from the vanishing frontier, bearing generations of lost wisdom about the secrets of horses.In the sultry summer of 1936, the lives of these men converged around a bad-legged, floundering racehorse named Seabiscuit. Forming an improbable partnership, they transformed the horse into one of the most extraordinary competitors in sports history. In four tumultuous years, the rags-to-riches horse overcame a phenomenal run of misfortune to emerge as an American cultural icon, drawing an immense following, prompting an avalanche of merchandising, and establishing himself as the single biggest newsmaker of 1938—receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or any other public figure.Seabiscuit is an inspiring tale of unlikely heroes, a classic story of three embattled individuals and a remarkable racehorse overcoming the odds in the Great Depression.
language: English
title: Seabiscuit: An American Legend
titlecomplete: Seabiscuit: An American Legend
genres: Horses, Biography, History, American History, Sports, Historical, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Animals, Audiobook
ratings_count: 161159
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Adult Nonfiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: William Hill Sports Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Puddly Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Random House