The horse God built :
by Scanlan, Lawrence. frey50
Edition statement:1st U.S. ed. Published by : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, (New York :) Physical details: xii, 335 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:9780312367244; 0312367244; 9780312382254 (trade pbk.); 0312382251 (trade pbk.). Year: 2007Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Basement | 798.400929 Sca (Browse shelf) | Available | 96543 |
Prologue: a horse and his groom -- Rarity -- Red horse, Black angel -- Connection -- Backstretch: Eddie's world -- Grace -- Your miracle has arrived -- Greatest -- Eddie was a prince -- Parade of stallions -- Full of run -- Gift -- Catching a glimpse of glory -- Adulation -- Ghost of Eddie Sweat -- Thoroughbred stallion -- Pilgrimage -- My baby -- Eulogy for a horse -- Knowing horses -- Epilogue: in praise of a bond.
In The Horse God Built Lawrence Scanlan gives the reader a groom's-eye view of the most exciting time in racing history. But more than anything else, it is a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.