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Seabiscuit
- Three Men and a Racehorse
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and the basis of a major film adaptation, Seabiscuit is the true story of three men and their dreams for one racehorse. A story that symbolises a pivotal moment in US history, as modern America was born out of the crucible of the Depression and the new century’s greatest nation found the courage to bet on itself to win against the odds.
In 1936, the habits of 19th-century America were finally consigned to history just as Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind was published. In their place, modern America was born. Nothing defined this new era more than the story of Seabiscuit, a stunted colt with asymmetrical knees that had for two years been hacked around no-good race tracks which led to permanent leg damage. Yet by 1937, Seabiscuit could draw crowds of 60,000 and had more newspaper column inches devoted to him than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt. America had gone to the races for the first time since the Depression and fallen in love with a misshapen colt of great character. Now it wanted a winner.
Seabiscuit is also the story of three men: Tom Smith, a former Wild West Showman was the trainer; Red Pollard, abandoned by his poverty stricken family at a race track became the rider; and Charles Howard, a pioneer car manufacturer in San Francisco in the 1920s was the owner and financier. These three combined to create the legend of Seabiscuit and epitomise a dream for the emerging new America.
Laura Hillenbrand is a contributing writer/editor to Equus magazine, among many other journals. Her article on Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing; she served as a consultant on the Universal film of this book, released in 2003. She lives in Washington DC.
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- Mike
- 25-09-2023
Great story
Beautifully written and narrated. A must read for all horse and animal lovers who enjoy history.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-02-2021
Excellent
This story was well written with so much detail you could be actually there and narrated, brilliant.
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- Neil Mattingley
- 03-03-2014
You'll Be Cheering Him On
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Great tale.
What did you like best about this story?
The detail about life for jockeys in the 1930s.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The horse races. Especially the match race.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Definitely. Stirs the spirit.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-08-2023
Perfection
I care little for horses and horse racing, but this story by Laura Hillenbrand is perfection. This will absolutely capture your imagination and will put a smile on your face! I own the book already and wanted to read it again, so opted to get this on audible and the narrator does an exceptional job at the telling of Laura Hillenbrand’s masterpiece! I also recommend ‘Unbroken’ as that too is perfection!
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