Letts, Elizabeth.
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.25 LETLetts, Elizabeth.
Summary: "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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.25 LETFunny Cide Team
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 798.4 FUNDrape, Joe
Summary: "History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality. Written by an award-winning New York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won the Kentucky Derby,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798 DRAWickens, Kim
Summary: "The dramatic true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous, Civil War-era South, despite going nearly blind, and became the most successful sire in American racing history. The early days of American horse-racing were grueling. Four-mile heats-races four miles long, run two or three times in succession!-were the norm, rewarding horses who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 WICCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Sports WickensSummary: When America needed him most, Seabiscuit became the working mans hero and the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorse in history! Includes archival footage of original races.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cobra Entertainment 2003
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Flake, Carol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.43 FLASquires, James D.
Summary: The former editor of the Chicago Tribune tells the story of his entry into the world of thoroughbred breeding, profiles Kentucky's racehorse culture, and chronicles his successful breeding of Monarchos, the 2001 Kentucky Derby winner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2002
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Summary: "Zippy Chippy is descended from the leading legends of horse racing. He is destined for greatness and glory. But . . . when the starting bell rings, it's anybody's guess what Zippy will do. Will Zippy go for a gentle trot around the track or stop and smell the roses? Or, perhaps, never even leave the starting gate?! What's an owner to do? Try and try again! After all, he believes in Zippy- and,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798.4 BENMoody, Ralph
Summary: Recounts the tale of Seabiscuit, a knobby-kneed little colt that no one expected great things from who went on to become one of the most celebrated racehorses of all time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 798.4009 MOOSummary: Describes how an unheralded New York horse--trained by a journeyman, ridden by a hard-luck jockey, and owned by a tiny stable founded by a group of high-school buddies--beat the champions to win two of the three Triple Crown races.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 JENHillenbrand, Laura.
Summary: The author retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 HILCooper, Page
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westholme 1950
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 COOHunter, Avalyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eclipse Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 HUNMcKerley, Jennifer Guess.
Summary: Presents the story of the famous racing thoroughbred that was named greatest horse of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCKOurs, Dorothy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 OURNack, William.
Summary: "In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest champion in horse-racing history won the Triple Crown. He still holds the record for the fastest times in both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. The tale of "Big Red" is an enduring classic, more than thirty years after its initial publication"--P. 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2010
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 EISNack, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 NACScanlan, Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 798.4 SCABerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Jane Kendeigh, a nurse who helped wounded soldiers in combat zones during World War II. During World War II, the United States' fight against the Japanese on islands in the Pacific was intense and deadly. To help respond to casualties in battle, the U.S. Navy trained 122 nurses to aid wounded soldiers in combat zones. The first nurse to do so was Jane Kendeigh,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENMakos, Adam
Summary: Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SMOWilliams, Dee
Summary: "A personal memoir about downsizing and the author's experience building her own home and living the minimalist lifestyle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014