Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse

by Dorothy Ours

Book Overview

Dorothy Ours's Battleship tells the moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.

The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress who disliked publicizing herself. Together, near Liverpool, England, they made a leap of faith on a spring day in 1938: overriding the jockey's father, trusting the boy and the horse that the British nicknamed the "American pony" to handle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250048613
• ISBN13: 9781250048615
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"