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THE HORSE REMINDED his owner of lightning, but not ordinary streak lightning that flashes once and rolls away.
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- Title Man o' War A Legend Like Lightning
- Author Dorothy Ours
- Binding Hardcover
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- Pages 320
- Publisher St. Martin's Press, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Date May 2, 2006
- ISBN 9780312340995
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NY: St. Martin's Press, 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated with b&w photos. Dorothy Ours's Man o' War: A Legend Like Lightning tells the fascinating true story of one of the greatest racehorses who ever lived. His trainer said that managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail. His owner compared him to "chain lightning." His jockeys found their lives transformed by him, in triumphant and distressing ways. All of them became caught in a battle for honesty. Born in 1917, Man o' War grew from a rebellious youngster into perhaps the greatest racehorse of all time. He set such astonishing speed records that The New York Times called him a "Speed Miracle." Often he won with so much energy in reserve that experts wondered how much faster he could have gone. Over the years, this and other mysteries would envelop the great Man o' War. The truth remained problematic. Even as Man o' War--known as "Big Red"--came to power, attracting record…
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This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 2006 St Martins Press First Edition. This copy is crisp and clean inside and out. The pages are still crisp and clean with no markings seen. The binding is tight and straight. Cream color hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine. The dust jacket is near fine, clean and shiny with only a hint of shelf wear. Medium octavo book size or 6.5" x 9.5" with 342 pages including index.His trainer said managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail. His owner compared him to "chain lightening". Jockeys found their lives transformed by him. Born in 1917, Man o' War was perhaps the greatest racehorse of all time. In this book the author tackles old beliefs with new evidence and shows how human pressures collided with a natural phenomenon. It reveals the courage of the horse and the temptations of the humans around him and how grace, disgrace and finally redemption were found.
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