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

John McEvoy (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2003

Using firsthand accounts of Seabiscuit's life and racing career as reported in the pages of "The Blood-Horse magazine, The Seabiscuit Story tells the amazing rags-to-riches story of this 1930s horse racing phenomenon.

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About the Author

McEvoy is a former newspaper reporter and college english professor. He served as Midwest editor and senior writer for Daily Racing Form.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Eclipse Press; 1St Edition edition (September 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158150098X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581500981
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #718,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Biscuit: When It Happened, January 16, 2008

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This review is from: The Seabiscuit Story : From the Pages of the Nation's Most Prominent Racing Magazine (Paperback)

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.