![]() ![]() ![]() The book later became the basis of the 2003 movie Seabiscuit. William Nack, the author of Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, stated: "You had clearly created a world, and you had done so with a distinctly lyrical feel and touch. Laura Hillenbrand (born 1967) is the author of the acclaimed Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a non-fiction account of the career of the great racehorse Seabiscuit, for which she won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2001. saddled by loosely connected anecdotes and confused scene-setting," finally giving the book a grade of a "B". Praising her accounts of the races, the Sports Illustrated writer Ron Fimrite said, "She writes about the confusion, turbulence and artistry of a race with the same grasp of sound and movement that Whitney Balliett brings to jazz in his 'New Yorker' profiles no mean accomplishment." The Economist found "the research is meticulous, the writing elegant and concise, so that every page transports you back to the period," and Jim Squires of the New York Times likewise called her research "meticulous." Newsweek noted that "what chiefly distinguishes this account is the straightforward pleasure Hillenbrand takes in the accomplishments of her heroes, two-footed and four-footed alike." People magazine said that "Hillenbrand's jargon-free language makes the races-and the period-exhilarating." More conservatively, Karen Valby with Entertainment Weekly found "Hillenbrand's account. Seabiscuit: An American Legend enjoyed near universal acclaim, with most praise centering on the compelling nature of the story and expert storytelling of Hillenbrand, who had done much research. The 2003 film Seabiscuit was adapted from the book. The author has been praised for her ability to convey a sense of historical times. It has also been published under the title Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse. The spellbinding true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated a nation, Laura Hillenbrands Seabiscuit: An American Legend became an immediate number one bestseller and cultural phenomenon upon its publication in 2001. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and was adapted as a feature film in 2003. The book is a biography of the Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit. 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.Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 1999. 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. The book is a biography of the Thoroughbred racehorse. Forming an improbable partnership, they transformed the horse into one of the most extraordinary competitors in sports history. Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 1999. In the sultry summer of 1936, the lives of these men converged around a bad-legged, floundering racehorse named Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit tells the story of three remarkable men: 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. Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand 'He had a sad little tail, barely long enough to brush his hocks. ![]() 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.įor 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. ![]() The spellbinding true story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated a nation, Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit: An American Legend became an immediate number one bestseller and cultural phenomenon upon its publication in 2001. A deluxe illustrated edition of one of the most beloved books of our time, with nearly 150 historic photographs personally selected by the author ![]()
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