The Eighty-dollar Champion
Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
New York : Ballantine Books, [2011]
Format: Ebook
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Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages : illustrations)
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Show jumpers (Horses) -- United States -- Biography.
Show horses -- United States -- Biography.
PETS / Horses / Riding.
History.
Show jumpers (Horses) -- United States -- Biography.
Show horses -- United States -- Biography.
PETS / Horses / Riding.
History.
ISBN:
9780345521101
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Ebook
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.