Title: The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation /
Authors: Letts, Elizabeth.
Publisher: Ballantine Books,
Year: 2011
Subjects: HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.; PETS / Horses / Riding.; Snowman (Horse); Show jumpers (Horses) United States Biography.; Show horses United States Biography.
Abstract: "The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher.