Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse
“Engaging . . . filled with eyebrow-raising details.” (Entertainment Weekly)“Jim Key, in his own beautiful way, whispered to Americans’ hearts and awakened their soul.” (Los Angeles Times)“Compelling...provides a vivid slice of Americana.” (Parade)“A wonderful true story of an extraordinary horse and an equally extraordinary man. Beautiful Jim Key, is astonishing.” (Berry Gordy)“Like Laura Hillenbrand’s SEABISCUIT, this brilliantly recreated history of BEAUTIFUL JIM KEY is destined to become a classic.” (David Geffen)“Beautiful Jim Key represents a rediscovered treasure that has lain hidden for almost a century. . . . Remarkable” (Bob Womack, author of The Echo of Hoof Beats: History of the Tennessee Walking Horse)“Rivas performs an important service by bringing this story to light and reminding us how it was almost lost.” (Knoxville News-Sentinel)“If Beautiful Jim Key were alive today, he’d have a movie deal.” (People)“A wonderful slice of American life at the turn of the last century . . . [Rivas] deserves praise.” (Contra Costa Times)“Seabiscuit had nothing on Beautiful Jim Key.” (Sacramento Bee)“Beautiful Jim Key may be the biggest celebrity you’ve never heard of--until now . . . fascinting and touching” (Winston-Salem Journal)“A charming story about an equine superstar. . . . a winsome tale.” (Chicago Tribune (Editor's Choice))