The Seabiscuit Story: From the Pages of the Nation's Most Prominent Racing Magazine

by John McEvoy

Book Overview

The Seabiscuit Story consists of actual news reports from the 1930s and 1940s, culled from the historic archives of The Blood-Horse magazine. Using firsthand accounts of Seabiscuit's life and racing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158150098X
• ISBN13: 9781581500981
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Eclipse Press
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Biscuit: When It Happened

This is a unique chronicle of Seabiscuit that was released in June 2003; the articles were originally published between 1935-1940 in The Blood-Horse magazine. Highlights include The Biscuit's first victory in a stakes race at age two and his coast-to-coast travels, which solidified his legendary status by taking on the best racers of the era at all the top tracks. Award-winning author John McEvoy provides commentary which provides a historical perspective to this amazing story. Rarely can a reader find such media coverage without doing research in a library or museum. This is a must for a fan of Seabiscuit or someone who has a real appreciation of American history.